NO RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN IRAN: AHMADINEJAD

Tehran Times
Nov 5 2008
Iran

TEHRAN – President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that there
is no religious discrimination in Iran and followers of different
religions are living in the country peacefully.

Followers of different religions in Iran are living side by side and
they share each other’s sorrow and joy, Ahmadinejad said in a meeting
with Bishop of Armenian Orthodox Church in Cilici Aram I Keshishian.

The problems of mankind result from atheism, said the president.

Ahmadinejad stated that mankind is frustrated with the situation
of the world and is waiting for the savior. Islam and Christianity
believe that one day the savior will come and this is the source of
unity between the followers of divine religions, he opined.

War, occupation, aggression, discrimination, and poverty must be
eradicated in the world, Ahmadinejad stressed. If the religious
faithful stay together they can play a constructive role in ending
the current crises in the world, he added.

Keshishian, for his part, expressed satisfaction that all religious
minorities live peacefully in Iran.

"In Iran, Armenians live with Muslims in friendship and brotherhood,"
he stressed.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress