AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Hojat-ol-Islam Mohseni Qomi, the International Affairs Deputy of the Office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, praised the stances of Russia’s Grand Mufti on regional and international issues.
Hojat-ol-Islam Qomi met with Grand Mufti of Russia Sheikh Rawil Gaynetdin for talks on developing cooperation between the two countries in religious and cultural fields.
Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, the head of the Islamic Center of Moscow, and a number of religious and cultural figures from the two countries also attended the meeting.
Hojat-ol-Islam Qomi said the Russian Mufti and the country’s Muslim Religious Department have adopted human, Islamic and valuable stance on issues like Gaza and the Israeli crimes in Palestine and Lebanon, which should be appreciated.
He also commended the role of the Grand Mufti in proximity of Islamic schools of thought in Russia.
The cleric further said the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Iranian president emphasize the development and deepening of bilateral relations with Russia and that the ties are expanding with the efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sheikh Rawil Gaynetdin, for his part, send his regards to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
He said that under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the Russian president, Iran and Russia will certainly achieve victory against their adversaries.
He also remembered a visit by former Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque and described it as a source of honor for the Russian Muslim Religious Department.
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