Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a telephone conversation has asked the UN chief to stop US and Europe intervention in the region, the website of his office reported.
"The intervention of some European countries and America in the regional nations increases concern and makes circumstances more complicated," Ahmadinejad was quoted as telling UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
'Prevent catastrophes'
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The website said the Iranian president told the UN secretary general to prevent "catastrophes" as occurred in Afghanistan and Iraq happening in the region.
"The time has come for the secretary general of the United Nations to play the historical and decisive role in solving the existing issues based on dialogue and understanding so the catastrophes which occured in Afghanistan and Iraq do not happen again," Ahmadinejad said.
"The double standard action of the Western countries in Bahrain and Libya and their silence towards the atrocities of the Zionist regime against the innocent Palestinians shows their contradictory performance in the world."
'Western conspiracy'
The hardliner's call came a day after Tehran blamed rising tensions between the Islamic republic and Gulf Arab states on a "Western and Zionist conspiracy."
"Sowing discord between Islamic countries, especially between Iran and the countries of the region, is a Western and Zionist conspiracy," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Sunday, according to state media.
