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Leader: D8 members' co-op can be model for Muslim states
Tehran, March 3, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, referring to cultural and Islamic commonalities of D8 member states, said on Tuesday that cooperation among the eight countries can be a model for the Muslim world.
According to the Supreme Leader's Official Website, Ayatollah Khamenei was addressing the participants of the first D8 Industrial Ministers Summit in Tehran.
Cooperation among these countries can be a model for Muslim countries and the continuation of industrial collaboration will certainly have positive effect on the Islamic world and the 8 countries, the Supreme Leader added, referring to the cultural and Islamic commonalities of the D8 member states, their important geo-politic position in Asia and Africa, their one billion population and energy resources .
Referring to Iran’s support for cooperation among Islamic countries since the beginning of the D8 establishment, Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran is ready to present its scientific and industrial achievement to Muslim countries.
Pointing to the use of science and industry by hegemonic countries to gain dominance over other countries, the Supreme Leader said that the Muslim world should promote Islamic countries to their deserving position by employing their great human and natural resources, outstanding talents and cooperation with each other.
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the necessity of implementing agreements reached in Tehran Summit and urged D8 Group members to increase their cooperation and make impressive strides in industrial progress.
Prior to the Supreme Leader’s speech, Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian reported on the D8 Summit in Tehran and said the first D8 Industrial Ministers Summit was held in Tehran on the initiative of Iran.
He said the summit was a turning point in the industrial cooperation between these countries and its final declaration which was unanimously approved is a roadmap of the industrial cooperation of member states.
D8 is a group of developing countries with large Muslim population that have formed an economic development alliance. It consists of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria, and Turkey./end
According to the Supreme Leader's Official Website, Ayatollah Khamenei was addressing the participants of the first D8 Industrial Ministers Summit in Tehran.
Cooperation among these countries can be a model for Muslim countries and the continuation of industrial collaboration will certainly have positive effect on the Islamic world and the 8 countries, the Supreme Leader added, referring to the cultural and Islamic commonalities of the D8 member states, their important geo-politic position in Asia and Africa, their one billion population and energy resources .
Referring to Iran’s support for cooperation among Islamic countries since the beginning of the D8 establishment, Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran is ready to present its scientific and industrial achievement to Muslim countries.
Pointing to the use of science and industry by hegemonic countries to gain dominance over other countries, the Supreme Leader said that the Muslim world should promote Islamic countries to their deserving position by employing their great human and natural resources, outstanding talents and cooperation with each other.
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the necessity of implementing agreements reached in Tehran Summit and urged D8 Group members to increase their cooperation and make impressive strides in industrial progress.
Prior to the Supreme Leader’s speech, Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian reported on the D8 Summit in Tehran and said the first D8 Industrial Ministers Summit was held in Tehran on the initiative of Iran.
He said the summit was a turning point in the industrial cooperation between these countries and its final declaration which was unanimously approved is a roadmap of the industrial cooperation of member states.
D8 is a group of developing countries with large Muslim population that have formed an economic development alliance. It consists of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria, and Turkey./end
