CAIRO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Arab Ministerial Quartet Committee on Wednesday accused Iran of interfering with Arab internal affairs.
In a statement after a meeting in Cairo, the committee, which is made up of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, decried "the provocative statements by the Iranian officials against the Arab countries."
It urged Iran to halt backing terrorist militias in some Arab countries, which cause chaos in the region and threaten the Arab national security.
It further condemned Iran's support for the terrorist operations in Arab countries and the launch of ballistic missiles from the Yemeni territories toward Saudi Arabia in a flagrant violation of resolution of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) No. 6216 which bans arming militias.
For decades, Shiite Iran has been demonized in the Sunni-dominated Arab world, which accuses the Persian state of attempting to destabilize Arab states through aiding terror and opposition groups in many Arab countries.
However, Iran has always dismissed these accusations, saying it always seeks good relations with its Arab neighbors.
