Asked about the Egyptian position towards Iran after the announcement of the Kingdom of the expulsion of the Iranian ambassador and severing ties with Iran, the Egyptian Foreign Minister said, ''We made a decision to cut ties with Iran since 27 years because of the situation at that time, and see in this interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom as rejected and nor approved by any of the international laws and norms; and thus we find in the Kingdom's decision what meets its sovereignty and interests. We have stressed many times that we stand with the firm position that we are working with our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states to be endorsed and confirmed in every occasion that the Kingdom's security is an integral part of Egypt's security and Egypt's security is an integral part of the security of the Kingdom''. In response to taking a collective decision by the Arab League towards the Iranian regime and its interventions in the region, the Egyptian Foreign Minister said yesterday we were informed of the request made by the Kingdom to hold the Ministerial Council of the Arab League, and Egypt was at the forefront of countries that supported this request and we will consult and coordinate with the Kingdom on the outputs of the meeting, which will be held at the earliest opportunity and there are arrangements to be held next Sunday. For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said that there are arrangements for the meetings of Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States and Arab Foreign Ministers, and moves at the United Nations; and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will exert all efforts to highlight Iran's negative role and breaches of international laws and norms. About the headquarters of the meeting, he said that the arrangements of the meeting are related to the Arab League, and we do not mind holding the meeting in any place in the Arab world. --More 12:48 LOCAL TIME 09:48 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w