2021年01月26日
イラン:サウディ外相の「両国間の対立を平和裏に解決する準備ができている」との発言を歓迎
Iran welcomes Saudi's readiness to hold talks
イラン外務省報道官は1/24、サウディとイラン両国間の対立を平和裏に解決する準備ができているとのサウディのファイサル・ビン・ファルハーン・アール・サウード外相の発言を歓迎すると語りました。
外務省報道官のコメントは次のとおりです。
- 「サウディ政府は、ペルシャ湾岸のいくつかの国との外交政策を修正し始めたようだ。戦争と流血がもはや救いの手にはならないことが分かり、またこれまでの同盟国には絶望したということだろう」。
- 「イランは、地域の国々が地域の問題に関して共通の理解を深めることが重要だと常に強調してきた。そのような考え方が地域を安全に保つ「安全保障メカニズム」の確立に役立つからだ」。
- 「イランは、サウディが外交政策を変更するならば、協議する用意がある。サウディにはいくつかの懸念事項があるかもしれないが、イランはかかる懸念に対処する用意がある」。
カタルが先週、GCC諸国とイランとの関係改善に向けた包括的な対話を呼びかけ、ザリフ外相はかかる提案を歓迎する旨ツイートしました。
トランプ政権から代わったバイデン政権は、米国とサウディとの関係を再評価することを公約に掲げています。サウディが米国から従来のように武器を購入できないなら、代わりにロシアや中国から買えばいいという見方があります。しかし、軍事システムが米国製やロシア製、中国製では違うため、有効かつ円滑なマネジメントは容易ではないでしょう。
となれば、バイデン政権の少々のイジメは受忍できるものの、予想以上のイジメを回避するために擦り寄るのも一案ですが、不必要な国防費を削減するためにはイランとの緊張関係緩和の方向へ舵を切った方が得策であることは言うまでもありません。
サウディとイランの間にはこれまで直接的な軍事衝突はありませんが、イエメンやシリアなどの紛争では、敵対する勢力をそれぞれが前面ではなく背後から支援しているといわれ、事実上の「代理戦争」と呼ばれています。
【2021/1/25付MEMO記事】
Iran welcomes Saudi's
readiness to hold talks
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed
Khatibzadeh in Tehran, Iran on 5 October 2020 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
Tehran yesterday
welcomed Saudi Arabia's foreign minister's remarks about the kingdom's
readiness to peacefully resolve differences between the two countries,
spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
"It looks like the Saudi officials
have begun reforming some of their policies concerning the interaction with
some of the Persian Gulf's littoral countries, having understood that war and
bloodshed do not help them out anymore, and also having despaired of their
former allies," Press TV reported Khatibzadeh saying.
Khatibzadeh pointed out,
according to Tehran Times, that if Riyadh seriously puts policy reforms on its
agenda and concludes that the solution to problems lies in "regional
cooperation", Iran will be the first country to welcome these reforms.
"We have always stressed that regional
countries should arrive at a common understanding regarding the regional
problems," he stated, noting that such understanding would help establish
a "secure mechanism" that keeps the region safe.
Iran, he continued, is ready to negotiate
with Saudi Arabia if it changes tack, adding that Tehran is ready to address
Saudi concerns.
"The Saudis may have some concerns,
and by the way, we emphasise that we need to talk about these concerns,"
Khatibzadeh said.
"Some concerns may be illusions that
open the door to other powers in the region, and we are even willing to talk
about such concerns."
These remarks came after
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan said that his country was
extending its hand to Iran to make peace.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210125-iran-welcomes-saudis-readiness-to-hold-talks/
【2021/1/23付MEMO記事】
Saudi Arabia, US have
'common' interests in Yemen, foreign minister says
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin
Farhan Al-Saud in Moscow, Russia on 14 January 2021 [Russian Foreign
Ministry/Anadolu Agency]
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin
Farhan Bin Abdullah divulged on Thursday that the kingdom and Washington have
"common interests" in Yemen, news agencies reported.
The foreign minister made his remarks in an
interview with Saudi TV Al-Arabiya, stating that the new US administration of
President Joe Biden would realise that: "Our goals are common with regards
to the situation in Yemen."
He noted that his country had welcomed
Washington's designation of the Houthi militia as a terrorist group, agreeing
that it is "deserved".
Prince Faisal described relations between
Riyadh and Washington as "excellent", whether the administrations
were Republican or Democratic.
"Our ties with America are based on
institutions and our common interests have not changed," he avowed.
Regarding Iran, he
said that the kingdom is extending its hand for peace. "Our hand is
extended for peace with Iran, but it does not respect its own agreements,"
he expressed, adding: "We will hold talks with the US on the Iran nuclear
deal so that it can have a strong foundation."