Sudan’s Parliament Speaker welcomes defense cooperation with Tehran
March 5, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s Parliament Speaker here Wednesday in meeting with visiting Iranian Defense Minister welcomed broadening defense cooperation with Iran, considering it at the service of greater regional peace and stability.
Ahmad Ebrahim Taher added in his meeting with the Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, “Crisis making and intriguing disintegration tendencies in sovereign countries by the hegemonic powers is not exclusively observed in the Middle East, since the United States and its notorious allies practice
warmongering policies in Africa, too.”
He added, “They disturb regional security here constantly and promote disintegration tendencies, but of course thanks to the alertness of the African governments and nations, their plots and intrigues have yielded no fruits for them thus far.”
The Sudanese Parliament Speaker voiced support for Iran’s insistence for taking advantage of the nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, condemning the pressure impose by global arrogance against Iran resorting to that excuse.
Ahmad Ebrahim Taher emphasized, “The resolutions issued against Iran at the UN Security Council should have been issued against those countries that have nuclear weapons, resorting to which they keep committing crimes in farthest parts of the world.”
The IRI Defense Minister Brigadier General Najjar, too, during the meeting reiterated, “The trend of Iran-Sudan defense ties and cooperation is very satisfactory and their dimensions are bilateral, regional and international today.”
He added, “Such a broad defense cooperation is the manifestation of the strong political will of the two countries’ leaders for the expansion of comprehensive bilateral brotherly ties.”
Najjar said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran considers no limits for broadening ties with Sudan.”
Our country’s Defense Minister noted, “During the course of the past ten years the defense cooperation between Iran and Sudan has served as a trustworthy and dependable ring in the strong chain of the two countries’ brotherly ties.”
Brigadier General Najjar at the end appreciated the Sudanese Parliament Speaker for Khartoum Government’s strong support for Iran’s peaceful nuclear program at international societies.
IRNA