Ahmedinejad: Iran, Saudi Arabia to fight against “conspiraciesâ€
TEHERAN – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that his first state visit to Saudi Arabia has been fruitful and the two Islamic states agreed to jointly fight what he called â€conspiracies†against the Islamic world.
Talking to state-run Iranian TV on his return from Riyadh, he said the two states discussed the latest developments in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian areas and vowed to increase efforts for unity within the Islamic world and blocking discord among Islamic sects.
Ahmadinejad has several times accused the West, chiefly the United States, of seeking to sow discord between Shia and Sunni Muslims in order to strengthen its own status and that of Israel in the Middle East….
Iran is first out of the gate with its interpretations of yesterday’s talks between Saudi King Abdullah and Iranian President Ahamadinejad, as reported in this Khaleej Times piece.
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March:07:2007 - 07:18
[...] The Iranian president has recently paid his first visit to the Kingdom a couple of days ago. According to the Yahoo! News article, they “pledged to fight the spread of sectarian strife in the Middle East” and “stressed the importance of maintaining Palestinian unity and bringing security to Iraq.” However, we must realize that this is what the Saudi Press Agency said. Crossroads Arabia posted an article about the Iranian take on the talks with Saudi Arabia. Neal of Arabia has reported on Her Majesty’s now-former-Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles’, reassignment to Afghanistan as part of the British attempt to expand diplomatic presence there. [...]