Iranian Speaker Blames S. Arabia for Yemen Crisis

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized Saudi Arabia for its role in Yemen's internal disputes which led to the death of many innocent Muslims in the country.

"In Yemen issue, we criticized our Saudi brothers not the Yemenis," Larijani told reporters in Cairo where he is attending a meeting of the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s constitution review committee as well as a series of talks with Egyptian officials.

Larijani also reiterated that Iran will do its best to resolve the crisis in Yemen.

"We are friends with the Yemeni government and highly respect them and we have had very close consultations in this regard," he added.

The Iranian speaker made the remarks after his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak which he described positive and constructive.

Larijani also reiterated that during his meeting with Mubarak, he discussed regional and international issues.

Noting that the trip was an opportunity to confer with Egyptian officials on Tehran-Cairo relations, he termed Egypt an influential country in the region.

"There is a good ground that aids perusing Iran-Egypt ties and attempts to support the ties," Larijani said.
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