Iran: Enemies against existence of any developed Muslim state

Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday evening that the enemies do not want to witness even one developed Islamic state in the world.

He made the remarks in a meeting with new Algerian Ambassador to Tehran Safian Meimouni.

Referring to Tehran-Algiers relations as profound, amicable and durable, he called for making use of all the existing potentials in both countries to further boost all-out ties between the two nations.

He added that membership of the two countries in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group 15 has paved the way for further expansion of Iran-Algeria cooperation at the international level.

President Ahmadinejad reiterated that Tehran-Algiers bilateral relations would help resolve the existing problems in the World of Islam.

He added that the two countries share many identical views regarding various regional and international developments.

For his part, the Algerian envoy underlined the need for further expansion of all-out ties between the two nations.

He expressed hope that Tehran-Algiers relations would reach its highest level during his mission to the Islamic Republic.

At the end of the meeting, the new Algerian ambassador submitted his credentials to President Ahmadinejad.