China, Russia, India and Iran are capable of establishing
a pole of major powers in Asia, opposing the policies of America
:Iranian Commander reiterates
Media Release
May 10, 2006
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps commander in chief has said:
China, Russia, India and Iran are capable of establishing a pole of
major powers in Asia, opposing the policies of America. According to
Fars News Agency, General Safavi, who was speaking at the nationwide
gathering of the commanders, officials and managers of the Basij
Resistance Force, went on to say: In the last 27 years, the Islamic
Republic of Iran has always been at the centre point of the political,
economic and even military confrontations of the West, and at the
present, Islamic Iran enjoys a geo-political heavyweight in the
region.
In another part of his remarks, Safavi explained that the Basij is one
of the greatest assets of the Revolution, and it is the fruit of the
blood of the martyrs. He added: At the present, we must utilize the
potentials of this great material and spiritual asset in the context
of the strategy for comprehensive defence of the country and its
construction and development, and ensuring lasting security and
progress in various scientific and cultural arenas. He emphasized the importance of bringing about qualitative improvements in the Basij
force and increasing its efficiency and efficacy. General Safavi
added: We should not consider the Basij Resistance Force as an
equivalent to the other forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
This is because in terms of its geographical spread, the variety of
its missions and assignments, and the extent of its influence on both
internal and external security of the country, the Basij Resistance
Force is a decisive and vital force for the destiny of the country and
the Islamic Revolution. It is for this reason that the Basij is always
at the centre of attention of both friends and foes. In conclusion to
his remarks, General Safavi referred to the enemies'' worries about
the rising Islamic movements and trends in different parts of the
world. He said: The current century is going to be the century of the
nations overcoming the dictatorial and dependent governments, and it
will be the era of face to face clash with the global arrogance. The
examples of this situation are the anti-American movements which we
witness even in Latin America, where we have seen that these movements
have in fact come to power, as the examples of the Governments of
Bolivia and Venezuela demonstrate.
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Source: "India Daily"
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/8656.asp
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