Davod: Iran’s alleged backing of sectarian conflict and terror is destabilizing the Middle East, with Tehran promoting a “vision of darkness” in the region, the World Economic Forum heard Wednesday.
Three Gulf foreign ministers took part in a panel entitled “Finding a New Equilibrium in the Middle East” at the forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, was joined on stage by his UAE and Bahraini counterparts, Anwar Gargash and Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa.
“In the Middle East, we have two competing visions: We have a vision of light … and we have a vision of darkness,” Al-Jubeir told the forum.
“The vision of darkness is sectarianism, it’s trying to restore an empire that was destroyed thousands of years ago, it’s using sectarianism and terrorism in order to interfere in the affairs of other countries so that you can promote this revolution and this imperialistic expansion, even at the cost of the wellbeing of your own people.
“That’s the dark vision … It’s called Iran.” The other panelists on the forum were: Mehmet Simsek, deputy prime minister of Turkey; Ursula von der Leyen, Germany’s minister of defence; and columnist Thomas L. Friedman. (Arab News)
