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Tue, 05/17/2011 - 08:47
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Iran will spare no effort to help establish democracy in Egypt

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Iran will spare no effort to help the establishment of a democratic ruling system in Egypt.

Larijani made the remarks in Tehran on Monday during a meeting with two prominent Egyptian thinkers Fahmy Howeidy and Hassan Nafea.

“The Iranian nation and government have supported the Egyptians’ movement since the beginning of their popular revolution. The Islamic Republic of Iran will spare no effort to help the formation of a democratically elected government in Egypt,” the senior lawmaker said.

He also highlighted the high status of Iran and Egypt in the Islamic world and said that a strong and friendly relationship between Tehran and Cairo will positively affect the Islamic world.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani described the United States and the possible emergence of new dictatorial systems as two serious dangers threatening the popular revolutions in the region, saying the creation of parliamentary democracies could reduce these threats.

Fahmy Howeidy said, “The dictatorship, corruption, and gross social inequality triggered the popular revolution in Egypt.”

Commenting on the Egyptian nation’s anti-Israel sentiments, he said the Egyptian people were angry about the relationship between the Mubarak regime and Israel, adding that the Egyptians regard the Zionist regime as a threat to their national security.

The Egyptian writer also called for resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Egypt at the highest level.

Uprising on Nakba Day paves way for expulsion of occupiers

In a separate meeting with the Egyptian thinkers on Monday, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili said that the Palestinian nation’s uprising on the anniversary of the 1948 occupation of the Palestinian lands, known as the Nakba Day, has set the stage for the expulsion of the Zionists and the return of the Palestinian people to their homeland.

“The Palestinian people’s movement was the second stage of the Islamic awakening against the global arrogance (the forces of the imperialism,” he said.

He added that the United States and other supporters of the Zionist regime are also responsible for Israel’s criminal actions on Nakba Day, which resulted in the killing and wounding of dozens of Palestinian demonstrators on borders of Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, and the West Bank with the Zionist regime.

Howeidy also said that the Egyptian nation are opposed to the policies of the U.S. and the Zionist regime and feel sympathy with the Palestinian nation.


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