Iran wants good ties with Gulf countries, says Rouhani ahead of regional trip

Beirut: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country sought good relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours as he began a one-day trip to Gulf countries on Wednesday.
"The basis of the policy of Iran is always good neighbourly relations and the security of the Gulf," Rouhani said, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Rouhani also said there should be greater unity among communities, saying they had "coexisted side by side peacefully for hundreds of years", IRNA reported.
Kuwait's foreign minister made a rare visit to Tehran in late January and called for frank dialogue between Iran and its regional neighbours.
The Iranian president will be travelling to Kuwait on the invitation of its ruler, Emir His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Rouhani's deputy chief of staff for communications, Parviz Esmaeili, was quoted as saying on Monday by state-run Press TV.