Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the final statement issued at a joint meeting of the heads of state of European Union (EU) and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

 Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the PGCC, congratulated Seyed Abbas Araghchi on his appointment as Iran's Foreign Minister during a phone call.

Iran has dismissed the claim by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) over the Saudi-Kuwait ownership of the Arash gas field.

Nasser Kanaani, in response to the recent statement of the Council of Ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, said: The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly emphasized and specified its territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Iranian islands based on the accepted principles and rules of international law.

Foreign Ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have condemned Tel Aviv regime over plans for construction of new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories urging for international community to prevent implementation of the plan.

A spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Al-Ansari, said Doha has received the invitation adding that Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, will also participate in the "consultative meeting" since they are "concerned countries".

The United States and the members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council issued a statement on Thursday in Riyadh after the end of their joint meeting and repeated the accusations against Iran.

​​​​​​​The final communique of the summit stressed that the Palestinian issue needs a just and lasting solution on the basis of the two-state solution, by ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Al-Quds city as its capital, in accordance with relevant ...

Kanaani described the role of the destructive and seditious policies of America and the Zionist regime and the miscalculations of some countries in deepening the presence of foreigners in the region as one of the most important factors of instability in the region and added that it is a pity that some member states of the council instead of being responsible ...