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30th FINAL COMMUNIQU+ë OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC
CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
(SESSION OF UNITY AND DIGNITY)
TEHRAN, ISALMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
27-29 RABIUL-AWAL 1424H (28-30 MAY 2003)
1. At the kind invitation of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 30th
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Unity and Dignity) was
held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran on 27-29 Rabiul-Awal 1424H (28-30 May 2003).
2. The Conference was opened with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
3. His Excellency Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
delivered a speech in which he welcomed the Ministers and delegates participating in the
Session.
He said that our world today, notwithstanding its great achievements, is a world of
fright and conflicts; it lives in fear of violence, discrimination, terrorism, poverty, insecurity
and war; we therefore need the might of Islam as a religion of knowledge and a path of
morality to deliver the world from the current frightful situation. His Excellency expressed his
belief that the world today is buffeted from two sides by violent dogmatists on the one hand
and hegemony seekers on the other, adding that, while terrorism and fanaticism have
distorted the human and liberal image of religion and mankind in general, force, hegemony
and unilateralism have harmed the righteous concepts of freedom and democracy. It is
therefore essential to keep away from terrorism and unilateralism, and our way to achieve
these aspirations, as Islam which seeks freedom, justice, high moral values and democracy.
His Excellency stated that any outlook or tendency advocating or justifying discrimination,
hatred, violence and oppression is alien to the spirit and essence of Islam. Similarly, any
power trampling upon the aspirations, independence and sovereignty of nations through
resort to force is alien to freedom and civilization. He stressed the importance of alliance for
world peace based on justice, instead of conflicts and wars, saying in this context that policies
built on violence, tyranny and dictatorship can only lead to war. In order to rid the world
from the scourge of war, its roots must be extirpated.
President Khatami pointed out that a significant part of human and economic resources
is to be found in Islamic countries. Similarly, the Islamic world controls important and
strategic waterways, which could enable the Muslims to constitute an effective force in our
contemporary world. On this basis, the Organization of the Islamic Conference provides an
appropriate framework for coordination and enhancement of cooperation among all Islamic
countries. The Organization can play an effective role, commensurate with the new
responsibilities facing it.
