BRUSSELS: Iran’s evil designs in the region came under the global spotlight at a recent meeting in Brussels.

The history of Iran is full of negativity and aggressive interventions in the affairs of Arab countries, said Abdulrahman bin Suleiman Al-Ahmad, Saudi ambassador to Belgium and head of the Saudi mission to the European Union.

The ambassador cited the cases of Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and Syria where he said Iran directly intervened through the Revolutionary Guards and Shiite militias.

The envoy said that the arrest of Iran-affiliated cells that smuggled explosives and weapons to Bahrain and Kuwait; the occupation of the three UAE islands; Iranian regime’s smuggling of weapons and explosives and planting terrorist cells in the region including the Kingdom; and Iran’s support for terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Houthis with money, training and weapons had also proved Tehran’s aggressive designs.

His speech underlined the convergence of views between the Kingdom and the EU in many core issues such as the achievement of peace in the Middle East, fight against terrorism, and support for international development programs.

Iranian intervention does not serve its interests and is detrimental to world security and stability, said Ambassador Al-Ahmad.

He stressed the Kingdom’s keenness on maintaining regional security and stability and its determination to resist Iran’s aggressive goals and movements.

On the situation in Yemen, the envoy reaffirmed the Kingdom’s full commitment to its unity, sovereignty and independence.

The Kingdom is doing its best to help the people of Yemen by providing humanitarian and relief assistance, he added.