For his part, Al Nahyan said Arab countries are not planning to enter into struggle or confrontation with Iran or stage a war against it but "what we want is to promote development for our peoples, countries and region", he said. He added that the meeting expressed strong support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's position as regards the respect of its sovereignty, non-interference in its domestic decision, non-hostility against its diplomatic missions and as regards the support for the recent political decisions it has taken against whoever dares to destabilize the situation of any of our countries. Asked whether the Iranian apology is acceptable to the Arab countries and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular, Al Nahyan said it could be acceptable in natural circumstances and from countries who could reflect their decisions into deeds and not from a country which has not yet decided whether it is still a revolution or a state. He went on to say that Iran is eventually our neighbor but its identity as a good neighbor or otherwise is not yet determined by Tehran itself as we, regrettably, notice some kind of absurdity in Iran's behavior, he said. He cited that Iran has shown interest and exerted strenuous effort to reconcile with the west and not with its surroundings. Had Iran exerted the same effort it exerted to lift western sanctions or end its differences with the 5+1 on the nuclear file, its disputes with the regional forces and neighbors would have been settled, he stated. He regrets that Iran might not be as serious as we require, thus, uttering words rather than showing deeds and produces negative acts rather than positive ones. He described the maneuvers conducted by some countries to contain the current situation between Iran and Arab countries as contacts rather than mediation as Iran has not positively responded to them, he said. --More 03:39 LOCAL TIME 00:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w