Islamic Republic News Agency
Dec 23 2011
President says "arrogant powers" try to hinder Iran's progress
Yerevan, 23 December: The Islamic Republic of Iran's president, who
was speaking at a gathering of Iranians living in Armenia, referred to
the developments and terrorist measures in the region and said: "By
taking terrorist measures, the arrogant powers try to bring to power
their own favourite individuals in the region so that to achieve their
goals."
According to a despatch by an IRNA reporter, Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, who
was speaking on Friday [23 December] at a gathering of Iranians living
in Armenia, said that the arrogant powers might resort to hype and
take some measures in the region. He added: "Whenever they see that
Iran makes a new progress in various fields including scientific,
economic, and reconstruction arenas, they try to confront Iran and
hinder such progress."
He said that the Iranian nation is a great and powerful nation and
added: "The Iranian nation was able to achieve great success in
scientific, industrial fields and particularly in nanotechnology while
misbehaviour by the arrogant powers still continues and they use their
all power to hinder Iran's progress."
The president said that the arrogant is aware that Iran plays
significant role in international developments and said: "The reason
behind all these pressures against the Iranian nation is that they are
well aware that a powerful Iran will be able to change all equations
in the world in favour of nations."
Ahmadinezhad said that the arrogant powers accuse Iran of terrorism
and added: "They level such accusations against the Iranian nation
wile this nation is the cradle of a kind of culture and belief in
which terror and terrorism has no place."
The president said: "Those who accuse Iran of terrorism are the ones
who obtain their livelihood through waging war. They export billions
of dollars worth of weapons every year and seek war."
Ahmadinezhad added: "Instead of terror, the Iranian nation present to
the world logics and culture that are welcomed."
He said: "Iranians have great responsibility today. In fact, each
Iranian who is living anywhere in the world should be a role model of
justice, friendship and service to humankind. This is because such
things are among the culture and belief of Iranians since the old time
and will continue to be so."
[translated from Persian]
Dec 23 2011
President says "arrogant powers" try to hinder Iran's progress
Yerevan, 23 December: The Islamic Republic of Iran's president, who
was speaking at a gathering of Iranians living in Armenia, referred to
the developments and terrorist measures in the region and said: "By
taking terrorist measures, the arrogant powers try to bring to power
their own favourite individuals in the region so that to achieve their
goals."
According to a despatch by an IRNA reporter, Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, who
was speaking on Friday [23 December] at a gathering of Iranians living
in Armenia, said that the arrogant powers might resort to hype and
take some measures in the region. He added: "Whenever they see that
Iran makes a new progress in various fields including scientific,
economic, and reconstruction arenas, they try to confront Iran and
hinder such progress."
He said that the Iranian nation is a great and powerful nation and
added: "The Iranian nation was able to achieve great success in
scientific, industrial fields and particularly in nanotechnology while
misbehaviour by the arrogant powers still continues and they use their
all power to hinder Iran's progress."
The president said that the arrogant is aware that Iran plays
significant role in international developments and said: "The reason
behind all these pressures against the Iranian nation is that they are
well aware that a powerful Iran will be able to change all equations
in the world in favour of nations."
Ahmadinezhad said that the arrogant powers accuse Iran of terrorism
and added: "They level such accusations against the Iranian nation
wile this nation is the cradle of a kind of culture and belief in
which terror and terrorism has no place."
The president said: "Those who accuse Iran of terrorism are the ones
who obtain their livelihood through waging war. They export billions
of dollars worth of weapons every year and seek war."
Ahmadinezhad added: "Instead of terror, the Iranian nation present to
the world logics and culture that are welcomed."
He said: "Iranians have great responsibility today. In fact, each
Iranian who is living anywhere in the world should be a role model of
justice, friendship and service to humankind. This is because such
things are among the culture and belief of Iranians since the old time
and will continue to be so."
[translated from Persian]