23 April 2009

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a small minority was imposing itself on the nations in the name of international community. Ahmadinejad criticized the west for its bias and unwillingness to listen to its opponents.
 
The President made the remark in his address to enthusiastic crowd who had gathered at Tehran’s Airport to welcome him back from his two-day visit to Geneva to take part in a UN-sponsored international conference on racism titled Durban II.
He said this small minority which included not more than 30 persons were bold enough to impose themselves on the whole world. But insisted he would participate in all the forthcoming international conferences.
 
Commenting on the Durban II developments, in which European delegates walked out when he described Israel as a racist state, Ahmadinejad said such persons were not ready to hear an opposing voice during a conference which was programmed and run by themselves.
 
“Some have told me to be more flexible, but I told them that I’ll talk about the premeditated killing, Lebanon war and about 60 years of Palestinian disperse and genocide,” Ahmadinejad said.
He said the whole attitude took roots from the west’s capitalist ideals and the non-humanitarian ideas of the liberal schools of thought.
 
Ahmadinejad said they used such mottos as tolerating the opponents and freedom of speech to impose themselves on nations but in reality aim at manipulating these notions to insult nations, prophets and sublime values.
 
Referring to his interview with a correspondent during the conference who claimed Europeans were unhappy with his attitudes, the President said: “To this, I answered that a fair polling would undoubtedly reveal that 70 percent of Europeans were in favor of Iran and its ideals.”
 
According to media reports, various groups of people and university students who were waiting outside the Presidential Pavilion of Mehrabad Airport created a very sensational scene when President Ahmadinejad was walking to the Presidential Pavilion.
People from all walks of life, including university students, had gathered as of early hours of Tuesday morning at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport to welcome their political leader.  

ANTI-RACISM CONFERENCE ADOPTS FINAL DECLARATION

The United Nations meeting on racism on Tuesday, with about 100 participant countries’ delegates attending, adopted a final declaration against racism, xenophobia and intolerance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you have taken a momentous decision to adopt the document," president of the meeting, Amos Wako said, describing it as a "historic outcome."
Wako, the attorney general of Kenya, added that the move "shows that one can remain constructively engaged and reach a consensus."