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IRAN CLERIC SAYS REBEL KARABAKH BELONGS TO AZERBAIJAN, ISLAM
Iranian Students News Agency ISNA, Iran
June 27 2013
Tabriz, 27 June: [The Iranian] Supreme Leader's representative in East
Azarbayjan Province has said that [Azerbaijan's breakaway republic
of Nagornyy] Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijani and Muslim lands.
At a meeting with religious organizations of the Karabakh region
of Azerbaijan, Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene'i]'s
representative in the East Azarbayjan Province, Ayatollah Mohsen
Mojtahed-Shabestari, said that Karabakh, like Palestine, belongs to
Islam and the occupation of it is doomed. He added: We treat Karabakh
the same as we treat the occupation of oppressed Palestinian territory.
He said: We recognize the occupation of these clearly Muslim lands as
a disgraceful act, because we believe that Karabakh clearly belongs
to Islam and is Azerbaijani land.
Ayatollah Mojtahed-Shabestari continued: We recognize the occupiers of
Karabakh as ruthless usurpers, and Iran follows the rule of protecting
the oppressed from the oppressors.
He said that the occupation of Karabakh and Susa [Shusha]
was unfortunate for the Muslim people of Iran, particularly for
Azerbaijanis [presumably Iranian Azarbayjanis]. He added: Iran has
always supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and condemned
the Armenian occupation.
The representative of Valey-e Faqih [Iran's Leader Seyyed Ali
Khamene'i] in the province said that Iran has always supported the
fighters of Karabakh and even though Iran has economic relations with
Armenia, this does not mean that it backs the occupation of Karabakh
by any means; these are just economic relations and Iran has always
objected to the issue of the occupation of Karabakh.
He added: Iran has economic relations with all countries except the
fake Zionist regime and the political and economic assistance which
the Islamic Republic of Iran provides to the Republic of Azerbaijan
is undeniable.
He said: We expect the officials of Azerbaijan to appreciate these
contributions.
The Friday prayer leader of Tabriz said that Iran is ready to resolve
the Karabakh conflict and added: Iran is fully ready to participate
in the mediation of the Karabakh conflict based on a just peace
[resolution].
He said that the return of the territory of Karabakh to Azerbaijan
is Iran's official position and the Islamic Republic of is ready to
give further assistance to Muslims of Karabakh.
[Translated from Persian]
Iranian Students News Agency ISNA, Iran
June 27 2013
Tabriz, 27 June: [The Iranian] Supreme Leader's representative in East
Azarbayjan Province has said that [Azerbaijan's breakaway republic
of Nagornyy] Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijani and Muslim lands.
At a meeting with religious organizations of the Karabakh region
of Azerbaijan, Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene'i]'s
representative in the East Azarbayjan Province, Ayatollah Mohsen
Mojtahed-Shabestari, said that Karabakh, like Palestine, belongs to
Islam and the occupation of it is doomed. He added: We treat Karabakh
the same as we treat the occupation of oppressed Palestinian territory.
He said: We recognize the occupation of these clearly Muslim lands as
a disgraceful act, because we believe that Karabakh clearly belongs
to Islam and is Azerbaijani land.
Ayatollah Mojtahed-Shabestari continued: We recognize the occupiers of
Karabakh as ruthless usurpers, and Iran follows the rule of protecting
the oppressed from the oppressors.
He said that the occupation of Karabakh and Susa [Shusha]
was unfortunate for the Muslim people of Iran, particularly for
Azerbaijanis [presumably Iranian Azarbayjanis]. He added: Iran has
always supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and condemned
the Armenian occupation.
The representative of Valey-e Faqih [Iran's Leader Seyyed Ali
Khamene'i] in the province said that Iran has always supported the
fighters of Karabakh and even though Iran has economic relations with
Armenia, this does not mean that it backs the occupation of Karabakh
by any means; these are just economic relations and Iran has always
objected to the issue of the occupation of Karabakh.
He added: Iran has economic relations with all countries except the
fake Zionist regime and the political and economic assistance which
the Islamic Republic of Iran provides to the Republic of Azerbaijan
is undeniable.
He said: We expect the officials of Azerbaijan to appreciate these
contributions.
The Friday prayer leader of Tabriz said that Iran is ready to resolve
the Karabakh conflict and added: Iran is fully ready to participate
in the mediation of the Karabakh conflict based on a just peace
[resolution].
He said that the return of the territory of Karabakh to Azerbaijan
is Iran's official position and the Islamic Republic of is ready to
give further assistance to Muslims of Karabakh.
[Translated from Persian]