Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated the significance of advancing peace towards the establishment of a world free of war and conflict, urging international religious leaders to promote friendship throughout the globe.
Sustainable peace and security will be established in the world when the atmosphere of war and conflict turns into peace and friendship, said President Ahmadinejad in a meeting with American Christian and Muslim religious leaders in Tehran on Saturday. Religious leaders should act as pioneers of bringing change to the world, from war to peace, he added..
The Iranian chief executive emphasized that those who lead the faithful in any nation shoulder a heavy responsibility in delivering religious teachings to human beings through convergence.
Ahmadinejad welcomed the visit by American religious leaders to Tehran and offered a suggestion for establishing a joint committee between Iranian and American religious figures that would work towards bolstering organized cooperation and arranging regular meetings in Tehran and Washington among themselves and others concerned.
Followers of different religions should think about a future without wars and conflict, he pointed out. The American religious leaders that participated in the meeting welcomed President Ahmadinejad’s suggestion, saying that it will bring different religions, as well as the nations of Iran and the United States closer together.
They emphasized that “religious diplomacy” and permanent negotiations between leaders of the faithful will play an effective role in promoting friendship and establishing peace and justice in the world.
