(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami strongly condemned the massacre of Muslims in Myanmar, and lashed out at the US and the western states for ignoring ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority in the Southeast Asian country.
Addressing a large congregation of worshippers on Tehran University Campus on Friday, Ayatollah Khatami strongly criticized remarks of Myanmar president that Muslims are not citizens of that country and took Myanmar government responsible for this barbaric killing.
Ayatollah Khatami called on the international organizations, especially Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to take necessary steps to stop killing of Muslims in Myanmar.
Tehran Substitute Friday Prayers Leader, by condemning recent terrorist act in Syria, said that resistance is the only way for Syrian nation against international devils and blackmailers.
Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami said the recent terrorist act in Syria, which caused death of a number of high ranking officials of the Syrian government, indicated the depth of spitefulness of hegemonic powers toward Syrian government and nation.
He underlined that Iran has repeatedly said Syria is paying the price for supporting oppressed people, Lebanese Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially during the imposed eight-year war.
The cleric said that US, Britain, European Union, reactionary Arabs, Al-Qaida and a number of Syrian neighbors, who are dreaming past empires, are committing crimes against Syria.
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21 July 2012 - 07:35
News ID: 330534
Tehran Friday Prayer Imam condemned disastrous massacre of Muslims in Myanmar and strongly criticized remarks of Myanmar president that Muslims are not citizens of that country and considered Myanmar government responsible for this barbaric killing.
