Posted on 10/24/2006 6:10:17 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
TEHRAN -- President Mahmud Ahmadinejad told visiting Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov on Sunday that most countries, especially independent countries, have come under pressure in the current unipolar world system. The president said, “Cooperation among friendly countries to break this unjust system is a necessity.”
The Islamic Republic of Iran is firmly committed to boosting relations with independent countries like Belarus, he added.
Iran and Belarus are in consensus on many economic and political issues, he said, adding that mutual cooperation, especially in the energy and defense industries, should be strengthened.
Belarusian President Alekasandr Lukashenko is to visit Iran in the near future.
Ahmadinejad expressed hope that Tehran and Minsk would take great steps to boost ties during Lukashenko’s trip to Iran.
Martynov criticized the unipolar world system, saying Belarus and Iran share many common views on international issues. “Belarus is prepared to cooperate with Iran and other independent countries to transform the world’s unipolar system into a multipolar one.”
He expressed satisfaction over the current level of ties between the two countries but called for continued strengthening of Tehran-Minsk relations.
Serves them both right. They richly deserve each other.
That means establishing another pole, which means freeing their economies, technologies, and cultures to be able to compete. Best of luck with that. Well, I suppose Ahmadinejad can always order them to be free upon pain of being shot.
If what they mean is a military alliance they're about a hundred years out of date. The U.S. military is an expression of power, not its source.
"Unipolar" can be read as "America still sovereign", and alone if need be.
Build the wall and shoot to kill.
Listen to pipsqueak tyrants squeal now that America is king of the hill!
Tehran and Minsk. Now *there* are two pillars of the international community.
Bet the DUmmies are just eating it up.
Belarus? Isn't that the area where all the old nuclear scientists live -- home of towns without names?
No, it is home of towns with names, some of them soon to be revitalized due to a Moscow-Minsk agreement on air defenses. Belarus is a nice place full of good people who are currently ruled by a paranoid tyrant, much like Iran. Don't think that 99% of the people in Belarus have any idea about collaboration with Iran, they don't. They are busy growing their gardens, building their dachas and getting their kids to school. What Luka does is what Luka does.
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