(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A prominent Iranian Shiite cleric reiterated the importance of unity among different Iraqi political groups as a key to progress and development of the war-torn country.
"All (political) groups that are active in Iraq should set aside their differences in styles in a bid to witness progress and development (of their country) through maintaining their unity," Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpayegani said in a meeting with Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in Iran's central city of Qom on Friday.
"We (Shiites) and Sunni Muslims should stand against infidels and maintain our Islamic nature," Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani underscored.
He further lauded the religious tolerance of Iraq's Shiite majority, and warned that Iraq will be weakened if every side tries to pursue only its own needs and demands.
Iranian officials have always stressed the need for unity and solidarity in Iraq, saying that unity among all parties is the only way to restore security and stability in the country.
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16 September 2011 - 19:30
News ID: 265982
A prominent Iranian Shiite cleric reiterated the importance of unity among different Iraqi political groups as a key to progress and development of the war-torn country.
