Iran’s speaker hails Islamic unity, ties with Sudan
Jan 14, 2007 (TEHRAN) – The speaker of the Iranian legislative assembly hailed today in a meeting with the visiting Sudanese Defence minister the Islamic unity at a time where the enemies have “focused on strategy of disintegrating the Islamic states by stirring up sectarian conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims”.
In a meeting with Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein in Tehran, Iranian Maljlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel cited on Saturday the occupiers’ strategy in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Afghanistan.
Enemies of Islam particularly the US and Israeli regime are working hard to incite the conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. “The only way to foil the satanic plot is strengthening unity among Muslim nations,” Iranian official said.
According to the official IRNA, Haddad-Adel pointed to the flourishing of Islam in Sudan as a great nation in Africa and said that enemies of Islam have targeted Sudan for being an Islamic nation.
Referring to religious affinity between Iran and Sudan, he said that fortunately, as a result of flourishing the Islamic faith among Sudanese people in the recent decades, Tehran-Khartoum ties have enjoyed a boost after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979).
He said that Tehran-Khartoum Joint Economic Commission held successful meeting during the past nine days and Iranian companies implementing development projects in Sudan have made eye-catching performance.
“I hope that the existing ties will improve as a result of the efforts made by the two countries’ officials.”
Sudanese minister, for his part, appreciated Iran’s role in helping foster solidarity among Muslim nations, and said that the Islamic Revolution under leadership of the late Imam Khomeini was the greatest event of the century in the Islamic history, because it opened the way for unity between Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
Hussein referred to the West and Zionists’ propaganda against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and said that Sudan supports Iranians’ right in this respect, and the world Muslims are well aware of the West’s hue and cry against Iran’s nuclear program.
He also submitted Sudanese speaker’s invitation to Haddad-Adel to visit Sudan. Haddad Adel expressed hope that he will visit Sudan in an appropriate time.
(IRNA)