Alwaght- Iran has dismissed claims by Djibouti’s President and called on him to stop implementing the commands of others.
In a statement on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed unfounded allegations by Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh that the Islamic Republic is interfering in the affairs of regional state, calling him to stop acting on orders issued by others.
The senior Iranian diplomat asked Djibouti officials to avoid “making any remarks which are basically and fundamentally at odds with existing realities” and instead rely on their “wisdom, defer to unbiased sources and avoid being indoctrinated by provocateurs in the region.”
Qassemi advised the Djibouti president to desist from repeating false and baseless remarks made by others and review his one-sided statements through realism and a genuine concern for stability and the interests of regional people.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman emphasized that such “stances will never help [promote] regional peace and security and solve the Syrian, Yemeni and Bahraini crises in particular.”
The Iranian spokesperson urged Guelleh to “study the history and civilization of the world, particularly the region, more precisely.”
The Djibouti president on Wednesday claimed that Iran has been intervening in the affairs of many Arab countries, including Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Iraq, inciting sectarian strife and destabilizing peace and stability in these countries.
Djibouti severed its diplomatic relations with Iran early January this year, following in Saudi Arabia’s footsteps.
The Riyadh regime cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on January 3, following demonstrations held in front of the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in the northeastern city of Mashhad by angry protesters who slammed the Al Saud family for the killing of top Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
The tiny Horn of Africa state of Djibouti also houses the United States' only military base in Africa, is a strategic port on the Gulf of Aden.
