President: Future belongs to independent countries

Tehran, April 11, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Sunday that Iran and Uruguay are in a common front and can promote their cooperation in all fields.

In a meeting with visiting Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro, he added that all the capacities of both countries should be mobilized used in line with their national interests.

“Iran and Uruguay are independent countries which are seeking to promote friendship in the world and uproot injustice and tyranny from the world,” he said.

Ahmadinejad went on to say that future belongs to the independent countries.

Iran believes that the size of a country is not a criterion for respecting it; rather, each and every human being deserves to be respected, he said.

Almagro, for his part, referred t o Iran-Uruguay ancient ties and said that despite the negative propaganda against Iran across the world, his country is seeking to deepen ties with Iran.

Admiring Iran’s efforts to establish social justice and human rights, he also said that it adheres to the ethical principles in all its activities and if all other countries do the same, there will be no problem in the world.

Uruguay is located in the south eastern part of South America. Montevideo is its capital./end