“In line with the humanitarian measures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made efforts to transfer the foreign nationals to their respective countries, and as a result of these measures and frequent coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, the first group of Bahraini citizens left for their country this morning,” Mousavi said on Tuesday.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran offers special gratitude to the government of Oman, praises that country’s humanitarian approach to cooperation and its determination to perform such a humanitarian task, and hopes that positive interaction on part of the Bahraini government and continuation of this process would allow other Bahraini citizens in Iran to return to their homeland according to the schedule,” he added.

Last week, the spokesman had criticized the Bahraini government’s irresponsible behavior towards its citizens stranded in Iran.

“While many regional countries took action to take back their citizens in cooperation with our country’s officials, sadly the government of Bahrain has not done anything to take back its citizens despite the readiness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran for cooperation, and has not either accepted the proposals put forward by certain parties,” Mousavi said on March 4.

“At present, around 1,300 Bahraini citizens who have come to Iran for pilgrimage and tourism have had to have a long and unwanted stay in Iran because the Bahraini government has neglected to address their situation,” he had announced.

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“We believe that if there are regional issues, it should be solved through talks and political means, and military approaches do not work,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Yerevan on Tuesday.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) underway in Armenia’s capital.

Rouhani pointed to Iran’s recent announcement of a new initiative to ensure peace in the region, expressing hope that regional countries would join the plan and help enhance peace and security in the region.

The Iranian president further said Tehran was ready to share its “invaluable” experiences with Singapore in various areas, including the fight against terror, drugs and systematic crimes.

Lee Hsien Loong, for his part, hailed the two countries’ “friendly” and “constructive” ties, calling for the expansion of trade volume between the two nations.

“Unfortunately, the volume of economic relations between the two countries has declined. We are keen to help compensate for this,” he said.

In comments before leaving Tehran to Yerevan on Monday, Rouhani said Iran would officially join the Eurasian Economic Union on October 27, marking the Islamic Republic’s first membership in a regional economic union.

He noted that according to Iran’s agreement with the EAEU, 502 Iranian goods will be subject to preferential tariff rates for the exports to the EAEU members.

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