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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on Muslim heads of
state to join hands to break the siege of Gaza.
“Muslim governments should break siege of Gaza and the Egyptian government and
nation have a heavy duty in that concern. All Muslim nations should help the
Egyptian government and nation fulfill the duty,“ said Ayatollah Khamenei in an
address to the Islamic Republic Army Air Force personnel on Friday.
The leader noted that the problem with Palestine, siege of Gaza and massacre of
Gazans are the result of the wrong Middle East policies of the US and of the
Annapolis Conference.
“At a time when Gaza burns in fire and blood, and (at a time when) the US
president’s tour of the region has ended up in disaster, any talks between
regional states and the US and the usurper Zionist regime will be futile,“ he
said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Arab states should be watchful that they or others are
not used against the Gaza people, because such a dirty act will always remain a
dark stain.
Referring to domestic issues, the leader said elections in Iran are the
healthiest across the world, calling on officials in charge of the elections to
strictly observe the law which, he said, is the yardstick between right and
wrong.
The Islamic Republic Air Force met the leader three days before the anniversary
(February 11) marking the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution as a replay of
the Air Force’s meeting the same day 29 years ago with the Father of Islamic
Revolution and Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini.
Ayatollah Khamenei said officials should be careful to avoid any injustice in
any candidate’s case and also honor people’s rights.
The leader said that in line with the law, one should be careful not to include
any incompetent individual (in the list of candidates) or ignore the rights of
qualified people.
Terming elections as “decisive and crucial“, Ayatollah Khamenei said the global
hegemonic powers have been engaged in their hostile publicity to undermine
public presence and discourage them but to no avail.
“This shows the importance of elections,“ he added.
Calling participation in elections “a national duty“, Ayatollah Khamenei said
the duty has not changed with the coming to power of different governments or
different political parties and all should consider themselves duty-bound to
take part in the process and refrain from making any excuse.
Source: Baztab
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