Iran’s Khatami reiterates needs to revive spirituality

IRNA web site, Tehran
10 Sep 04

Yerevan, 10 September: President Mohammad Khatami said here Thursday 9
September that followers of all holy religions should try to revive
spirituality throughout the globe to restore peace and security
worldwide.

The president made the remarks here, before leaving for Belarus on
Thursday, in a meeting with Garegin II, Catholicos of all Armenians.

“If the world is now exposed to terror, horror, war and injustice,”
president Khatami said, “This is because it has forgotten the God
and spirituality.”

The meeting was also attended by the representatives of Iranian
Armenians in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) who are
accompanying President Khatami in his tour of three regional countries.

Garegin II, in return, expressed satisfaction over Tehran-Yerevan
good relations and Tehran’s proper treatment of Iranian Armenians.

Later in the day, the president and his entourage left Yerevan for
Minsk, capital of Belarus Republic.