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    FARS News Agency, Iran
    December 30, 2013 Monday


    Archbishop: Iran Symbol of Peaceful Coexistence among Divine Religions



    TEHRAN (FNA)- The Archbishop of Isfahan province and Southern parts of
    Iran Babken Charian underlined that religious minorities enjoy
    different kinds of freedom in Iran.

    Archbishop Charian said that the Armenian community of Isfahan
    province and Southern Iran enjoy full freedom in their cultural,
    social, religious and educational activities, the Islamic republic
    news agency reported. Earlier this month, Head of the World Assyrians
    Forum Yonatan Betkelia praised Iran's respect for religious
    minorities, and said minorities in Iran enjoy the same rights that
    Muslims do. Betkelia, who is the representative of the Iranian
    Assyrians and Chaldeans at the parliament, said that the United
    Nations resolution regarding violation of religious minorities in Iran
    is a completely political move for which the world Christians attach
    no credibility. He stressed that religious minorities in other parts
    of the world did not enjoy as much freedom of action as religious
    minorities do in Iran. He said Iran has provided every ground for
    friendly coexistence and decent life for the religious minorities. In
    relevant remarks in March, the Iranian lawmaker ruled out pressure or
    discrimination against religious minorities in Iran, and stressed that
    freedom of speech in its true sense is prevalent in Iran. "Freedom of
    speech is a basic principle which is heeded in our country to such an
    extent that religious minorities like other social strata discuss
    their issues and problems through this principle of democracy,"
    Betkelia added.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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