The summit’s successful turnout marks a victory for Iran, a nation that is actually prospering on the international scene despite Western efforts to isolate the Islamic state. Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the conference demonstrates the “thriving power” of the Islamic Iran. “Surely, holding the summit in Iran can give more power to the Islamic Republic ruling system and create abundant opportunities in the international arena,” he said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi opened the conference with an appeal for solidarity against Western sanctions. In the same speech, according to Fars news agency, he lambasted Israel, saying the “tragedy of Palestine” was “the root cause of conflicts in the region.”
An exhibit at the entrance of the conference displayed pictures detailing the history of terrorism against Iran, titled “Iran, Victim of Terrorism.” What remained of three cars belonging to three Iranian scientists that were recently bombed were also on display. Iran has accused the United States and Israel as being responsible for those deaths.
Within this atmosphere of bias and blatant anti-Semitism, the United Nations is right there participating. In yet another victory for Iran, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon agreed to attend the summit, despite strong protests from Israel.
“Ban Ki-moon’s insistence on attending the summit is baffling" Ynet News reported.
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is also attending the conference. Morsi will be among the heads of state invited to tour Iran’s nuclear facilities during the conference. Think about that for a moment: We have an Egyptian president touring Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“Iran and Egypt can switch on their joint activities in the nuclear field and Iran is ready to transfer its know-how and experience to Egypt,” the Vice-Chairman of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mansour Haquiqatpour said.
source : http://abna.ir
