The spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanaani, emphasized that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's statement about Kuwait and Saudi Arabia's ownership of the Arash gas field lacks validity.

 The Iranian diplomat added: "In order to exploit the joint resources in the Persian Gulf and the Arash field, the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on its bilateral negotiations with the government of Kuwait and the records of the negotiations that exist, has always emphasized on constructive cooperation based on common interests and in the talks with the Kuwaiti authorities has stressed the legal and technical issues".
"We are trying to create a positive and constructive atmosphere and provide common interests and resolve disputed issues through technical and friendly talks," the Iranian diplomat said and added: "Raising these issues in the media and unilateral statements is not helpful in any way."