TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kuwait's new Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah have highlighted the necessity to uphold the rights of the Palestinians.
In a phone conversation on Wednesday night, Raisi extended condolences over the passing of Kuwait's former Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and congratulated Sheikh Mishal on assuming his new role, according to a statement posted on the website of Raisi's office.
The Iranian president praised the Kuwaiti government for supporting Palestinians' "inalienable" rights and refraining from normalizing ties with Israel.
He stressed that Iran was ready to cooperate with other countries to safeguard the rights of the Palestinians.
Raisi said strengthening solidarity, cooperation and synergy among neighbors was the only solution to regional issues and safeguarding regional countries' collective interests, adding that foreign interference in the region would only cause problems.
The president said he hoped relations between Iran and Kuwait could further improve during the new Kuwaiti emir's rule.
Sheikh Mishal, for his part, said the positions of the Kuwaiti government and people on the necessity to safeguard the Palestinian people's inalienable rights are "fixed and unchangeable."
He added the Kuwaiti government maintained that regional cooperation is the effective solution to the problems in the region and guaranteeing regional states' collective interests.
He said Iran was a "reliable friend for Kuwait and an effective partner" in its development. ■
