Khatami: Muslim states favor a national government in Iraq
Tehran, Aug 30, IRNA
-- President Mohammad Khatami said here on
Saturday that Muslim states are for establishment of a lasting and
fair peace in occupied Palestine as well as coming to power of an
independent national government in Iraq.
Khatami in a meeting with the outgoing Ambassador of Morocco
Jamaleddin Ghazi stressed the need for cooperation among Muslim
states to restore their rights.
He pointed to the age-old contribution of Iran and Morocco to
Islamic civilization, calling Tehran-Rabat ties as friendly. He
emphasized the need for all-out expansion of bilateral ties based on
mutual respect.
Ghazi said for his part that senior Moroccan officials are
determined to expand cooperation with Tehran. He said cooperation
between Iranian and Moroccan parliamentary friendship groups and
Iran-Morocco commerce council is a model of enhanced ties.
He referred to historical and cultural bonds between Iranian and
Moroccan nations in the world of Islam and their excellent geographic
position, saying that Tehran and Rabat can benefit from their
potential and capacities to guarantee mutual interests.
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