Iran not let corrupt powers disturb security in PG region

He made the remarks in an address to the locals of this southern provincial capital city where he is visiting during the third round of his tours of Iranian provinces.

The president urged the Persian Gulf littoral states to act “vigilantly and provide regional security on their own.”

Referring to the presence of Western troops including those of the US, in Afghanistan, President Ahmadinejad said, "Since nine years ago, they have occupied Afghanistan claiming that perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were in that country.”

He added that fighting against terrorism and preventing narcotic drugs production in Afghanistan were the two major excuses of the foreign troops' presence in that country.

“Now the question is that nine years after the presence of the occupiers in Afghanistan, is the drugs production reduced or the problem of terrorism settled in that country?” President Ahmadinejad questioned the occupying powers.

He recalled his day-long visit to Afghanistan on March 10 during which the Iranian president met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai and discussed major bilateral and regional issues including the situation in Afghanistan.

"President Karzai complained about the existing situation in his country noting that it was worsening as a result of the presence of the occupying forces so that there are parts of Afghanistan where people had no food to eat," said the president.

He stressed, “Occupiers would never bring security or democracy. If they (occupiers) spent one dollar anywhere, they would take 10 dollars in return.”


/Irna/