Tajik president meets Khamenei in Tehran
From Wikinews, the free news source you can write!
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
- 23 November 2009: Former Iranian vice-president sentenced to six years; released on bail pending appeal
- 7 November 2009: Iranian police arrest 109 in protests
- 21 October 2009: Iran nuclear talks enter third day
- 19 October 2009: Iran uranium talks "off to a good start"
- 18 October 2009: Suicide attack hits Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders
Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, received the president of Tajikistan, Imomali Rakhman, in Tehran today. Their meeting focused on expanding bilateral ties between the two nations and trilateral talks among the three Persian-speaking nations. Moreover, both heads of state expressed the desire to expand ties with the Islamic world.
Khamenei stated that the past of Iran and Tajikistan are intertwined religiously and culturally. This is because Tajikistan was part of Iran before the late 1700s. Nevertheless, Khamenei said the true religion of Islam is the key to Islamic unity among all of the Islamic Countries. Rakhman agreed with Khamenei and said,
| “ | Enemies of Islam and the Islamic Republic are not willing to see the expanding levels of ties between Iran and the regional countries or the world of Islam, nevertheless, Iran's unity-inspiring policies besides its progress has become source of pride and opportunities for the region and the whole world of Islam. | ” |
The Tajik president also said that should Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan become linked through railway, then the flow of many resources to Central Asia and China will be made possible due to Iran's access to the Persian Gulf and beyond.
Later, President Rakhman met with Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, and expressed support for the nuclear program of Iran,
| “ | It is the legitimate right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to benefit from peaceful nuclear energy. | ” |
Sources
- Press Release: "Tajikistan, inseparable part of Iranian culture". Supreme Leader of Iran, May 8, 2007
- Islamic Republic News Agency "Supreme Leader calls for expansion of ties among Persian speaking countries". Red Bolivia, May 8, 2007
- Islamic Republic News Agency "Common language sign of deep Iran-Tajik ties, speaker". Red Bolivia, May 8, 2007
 Share this: |
 |
This page is archived, and is no longer publicly editable.
Got a correction? Add the template {{editprotected}} to the talk page along with your corrections, and it will be brought to the attention of the administrators. Please note that due to our archival policy, we will not alter or update the content of articles that are archived, but will only accept requests to make grammatical and formatting corrections. Note that some listed sources or external links may no longer be available online due to age. |
