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Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:00
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Iranian FM Urges Int'l Community to Intensify Campaign against Racism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi called on the members of the international community to increase their efforts to uproot racism and racial discrimination in the world, and underlined the necessity for the implementation of the Durban Declaration on campaign against racism.
Salehi made the remarks in a meeting to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Durban I conference in 2001, on the sidelines of the 66th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
"The achievements of Durban conference are not only a human demand but also a human responsibility and a commitment for the governments, the UN and all civil institutions," Salehi said.
He referred to the boycott of the Durban conference by certain racist countries like the US, and said, "Supporters of the racist Zionist regime have boycotted this conference because they thought that Palestine which is a victim of their racism in the occupied lands would receive support in the meeting."
The Durban II conference was held in Geneva in 2009 with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as its lead speaker. At the time, his anti-racism speech resulted in a walkout by the European allies of Israel. The United States, Israel and Canada had pulled out in advance.
But this year, the United Kingdom and France along with other UN Security Council veto-wielding powers all boycotted Durban III right from the beginning to show their intolerance against any criticism of the racist Zionist regime of Israel.
The representatives of more than 180 states, however, ended Durban III at the UN General Assembly Hall by signing on to a new declaration that "reaffirms" the Durban Declaration and its anti-Israel protests. Backing Iran's idea of combating xenophobia and intolerance ought to send shivers up the spines of the UN's hegemonic and aggressive states, which are by chance fervent supporters of Israel.
Also, the UN chose one non-governmental organization to represent civil society at Durban III and speak in the General Assembly hall itself. For this very rare opportunity, what country did the UN choose as the focal point of attention? The United States of America. Sarah White, from the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights, was selected as "a representative of a non-governmental organization active in the field of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."
Salehi made the remarks in a meeting to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Durban I conference in 2001, on the sidelines of the 66th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
"The achievements of Durban conference are not only a human demand but also a human responsibility and a commitment for the governments, the UN and all civil institutions," Salehi said.
He referred to the boycott of the Durban conference by certain racist countries like the US, and said, "Supporters of the racist Zionist regime have boycotted this conference because they thought that Palestine which is a victim of their racism in the occupied lands would receive support in the meeting."
The Durban II conference was held in Geneva in 2009 with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as its lead speaker. At the time, his anti-racism speech resulted in a walkout by the European allies of Israel. The United States, Israel and Canada had pulled out in advance.
But this year, the United Kingdom and France along with other UN Security Council veto-wielding powers all boycotted Durban III right from the beginning to show their intolerance against any criticism of the racist Zionist regime of Israel.
The representatives of more than 180 states, however, ended Durban III at the UN General Assembly Hall by signing on to a new declaration that "reaffirms" the Durban Declaration and its anti-Israel protests. Backing Iran's idea of combating xenophobia and intolerance ought to send shivers up the spines of the UN's hegemonic and aggressive states, which are by chance fervent supporters of Israel.
Also, the UN chose one non-governmental organization to represent civil society at Durban III and speak in the General Assembly hall itself. For this very rare opportunity, what country did the UN choose as the focal point of attention? The United States of America. Sarah White, from the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights, was selected as "a representative of a non-governmental organization active in the field of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."
