Colonialists seeking to break up Muslim states, Iran tells Sudan

TEHRAN, Sept.27 (MNA) – Colonial powers are trying to disintegrate the Muslim countries in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum on Monday.

Ahmadinejad was indirectly referring to the separation of South Sudan from the mainland with the support of Western powers.

Colonial powers are lying in wait to divide Iran, Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, and Syria into pieces, he stated.

He also said, “Today, the nations and governments of Iran and Syria are involved in a historic battle, and our enemies intend to stand in the way of our progress by imposing economic sanctions and political pressure against us.”

“But, if we stay vigilant, we will weather the storm,” he added.

He also described the Zionist regime as a tool of hegemonistic powers and the main source of dissension among Middle Eastern countries. Ahmadinejad added resistance against the regime should serve as a unifying factor among regional nations.

Ahmadinejad also thanked the Sudanese nation and government for their hospitality and called Tehran-Khartoum relations as brotherly.

During the meeting, the two sides also issued a joint statement in which they advised regional nations to avoid any “violent confrontation” and make efforts to help improve security and establish peace in the region.

In the statement, the Iranian and Sudanese presidents also assigned a high priority to the issue of Palestine and called it the most important issue of the Muslim world.

They emphasized the importance of unity among the Palestinians in line with efforts to establish a Palestinian state with the holy Qods as its capital.

Ahmadinejad started a tour of Africa on the way back from New York by visiting Mauritania and Sudan.