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April 13th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “President Ahmadinejad’s visit to this island is an internal affair which has been made in the framework of his provincial tours,” Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday.
The comments come after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) summoned its ambassador to Tehran, Saif Mohammed Abid al-Zaabi, earlier on Thursday in protest against Ahmadinejad’s official trip to the Iranian island of Abu Musa.
On Wednesday, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahayan criticized the visit as a “violation of UAE sovereignty over its territories.”
The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs stressed the “historical and eternal belonging” of the Persian Gulf islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa to Iran, adding, “The Islamic Republic is seriously determined to develop and strengthen the ties between the two countries.”
He also invited the UAE officials for dialog to resolve any misunderstandings between the two nations.
The Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa have historically been part of Iran, the proof of which can be found and corroborated by countless historical, legal and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world. However, the UAE has repeatedly laid claims to the islands.
The islands temporarily fell under British control in the 1800s but were returned to Iran on November 30, 1971 through a legal procedure that preceded the establishment of the UAE as a state.
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