Ahmadinejad: Iran to Continue Proactive Policy

11  Sha'ban  1430 /  Monday 03 Aug 2009 / 12 Mordad 1388 a
Tehran - 18:50 / GMT - 14:20

TEHRAN (FNA)-

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced here on Monday that he would continue a proactive policy in his second term in office.

"Proactive presence in the international arena is a national duty. It is not possible to build Iran without a strong presence in the international arena," Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony to mark the official start of his second term in office.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as Iran's president in a special ceremony held today.

Ahmadinejad further underlined that the Iranian nation should have an active participation in the management of the world affairs, and added, "The era when a number of bullying powers dictated their rules and attitudes to the (other) nations is over now."

Elsewhere, President Ahmadinejad lambasted interference by certain foreign states in Iran's internal affairs during the June 12 presidential election, and urged them to avoid meddling in the other countries' domestic affairs.

The president also reiterated that the Iranian nation supports justice-based dialogue and logic, and warned, "This glorious nation will not tolerate the dishonesty and selfishness of certain states."

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly condemned and cautioned certain western states, particularly Britain, about their remarks on Iran's internal affairs following the June 12 presidential election.

After President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected as the next president of the country with over 62% percent of the votes cast in Iran's 10th presidential election, supporters of his main rival Mir Hossein Mousavi - who rejected the results - took to the streets of Tehran and other cities in daily rallies.

Once calm was restored in the country, Iran presented documents proving West's interference in Tehran's affairs and its role in stoking the unrests.

Iran's leader endorses Ahmadinejad as Iranian president

2009-08-03 15:06:20  

    TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) --

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president on Monday against the backdrop of opposition leaders' outcry for investigating the disputed presidential elections in June, the English-language Press TV reported.

    "Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has just endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's next president," Press TV said.

    "The official ceremony was held in the presence of the heads of the three Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches of the Islamic establishment and a number of political and military figures and foreign ambassadors in Tehran," the report said.

    In the decree of endorsement, Khamenei said that "I endorse the vote of people and appoint this brave, hardworking and intelligent man to the presidency of Islamic Republic of Iran."

    For his part, Ahmadinejad pointed out that "In the recent election, the discourse of the (Islamic) revolution was re-elected and ... there is a brighter future before us which adds to the weight of our responsibilities."

    On June 13, the Iranian Interior Ministry announced incumbent President Ahmadinejad won 62.63 percent of the total ballots, while his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi got 33.75 percent. The case was later approved by Iran's Guardian Council, the top legislative body of the country.

    After the official declaration, the defeated candidates filed complaints over irregularities in the election, while Mousavi demanded an annulment of the election.

    Iran's supreme leader has expressed his strong support for the elected president and hailed the massive turn-out of the people in the June 12 election