(Joke of the week)
Iran and Spain agreed to expand cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremist groups.
| Guess it depends on your definition of terrorism and extremism, doesn't it? |
Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Political Affairs Morteza Mobalegh told IRNA after a meeting with Spanish Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Antonio Camacho Vizcaino here Tuesday, that the two sides were of the view that fundamentalism, al-Qaeda and regional problems arising from occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq have cause many problems for Iran. "Iran has been the instigator victim of terrorism. This issue prompts European states, which are also faced with such a problem, to help Iran seriously in this regard," he said.
During the meeting, Iran and Spain agreed to sign a security, political and social agreement.The agreement will draw frameworks for Spanish dhimmitude bilateral cooperation in the fields of fight against terrorism and narcotic drugs, extradition of criminals, the issue of refugees, providing facilities for the two countries’ citizens and exchange of expertise in various political areas. Mobalegh noted that the agreement will be signed during a forthcoming groveling visit by Spanish Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alfonso to Iran. Mobalegh arrived in the southwestern European state of Spain Sunday evening on a working visit. This is the first visit by an Iranian official to Spain since coming to power of a socialist government in that country. Political relations between Iran and Spain reached its highest level during Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s tenure. |