Iranian President Slams Foreign InterferenceIranian President Mohammad Khatami stressed Thursday that Iran would not let other countries interfere in its internal affairs, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.Addressing foreign diplomats stationed in Tehran two days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which toppled Iranian shah, Khatami said that Iran's foreign policy is on mutual respect and non interference in other's internal affairs and will never let others interfere in his country's affairs. Detente, Islamic solidarity and international convergence in the region and the world are the main principles of Iran's foreign policy, Khatami said. He noted that Iran has always supported world justice and peace and has long held that the oppressed nations should be granted all the denied rights. In his speech, the Iranian president also reiterated that Iran strongly condemns terrorism and production of weapons of mass destruction. As a victim of terrorism, Iran has always called for destruction of mass-destruction weapons and eradication of terrorism, Khatami said. |
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