JAKARTA (Dispatches) --
President Ebrahim Raisi says the era of unilateralism has come to an end, underlining that the expansion of relations between Iran and Indonesia will benefit the Islamic world and all Muslims.
In a meeting with Bambang Soesatyo, the speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia, Raisi described Indonesia as an important country with a privileged position in Southeast Asia.
“The expansion of relations between the two countries is in the interest of the Islamic world and Muslims,” said the president who ended his two-day landmark visit to Indonesia on Wednesday.
The world order has taken a new shape and the era of unilateralism is over, the Iranian president said.
“With these changes, new powers will be formed in the world, which is in the interest of developing countries,” he said. “We believe the oppressed people of Palestine, Yemen and Myanmar are very close to having their rights fulfilled.”
Pointing to extensive measures taken by the West to threaten and impose sanctions on Iran, the president said, “The great nation of Iran, by relying on Islam and believing in independence, not only declined to surrender to such pressures, but also created an opportunity out of such threats.”
Raisi added that the progress achieved in various fields and areas is proof of the Iranian nation’s success.
“The Islamic Republic’s progress in the fields of science and technology has placed Iran among the countries with advanced technologies, such as in the space and nuclear field,” he noted.
Soesatyo, for his part, described Iran-Indonesia relations as “historical”.
“The development and deepening of ties between Tehran and Jakarta will benefit the Islamic world.”
He also expressed concern about rising violence against Palestinian people and underscored their right to determine their fate.
The Iranian president also met with Puan Maharani, the speaker