Religious Leader:

Muslims Proud of Iranian Resistance against Global Powers

Navideshahed: Muslims are proud of Iranian nations resistance toward hegemonic powers, Chief of the Muslims in Thailand Asis Pitakkumpol(Abdul Aziz Bin Ismail) said on Friday.

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يکشنبه - ۱۶ تير ۲۰۱۲ / 2012 16 April

According to the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Public Relations, he made the remarks in a meeting with Irans cultural attaché to Bangkok Mostafa Najjarianzadeh.

IR Iran is a developed Islamic powerful country; I know well that IR Iran officials do their best to progress forward based on Islamic values.

Najjarianzadeh for his part conveyed Iranian officials message to this religious leader and thanked Thailand king, government and Pitakkumpol himself as Sheikholeslam of the region for their attention to the situation of Muslims, IRNA reported.

Iranian official declared Tehran readiness to help boost cultural relations cooperation between Iran and Thailand government and in particular its religious institutes and communities.

Irans cultural and trade relations with Southeast Asia date back far into the pre-Islamic period. Official diplomatic relations between the two regions become traceable only during the Safavid period (1501-1722).
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand (formerly known as Siam is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.

Thailand is the worlds 51st-largest country in terms of total area, with an area of approximately 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi), and is the 20th-most-populous country, with around 64 million people. The capital of Thailand and its largest city is Bangkok, which is Thailands political, commercial, industrial and cultural hub. About 75 percent of the population is ethnically Thai, 14 percent is of Chinese origin, and 3 percent is ethnically Malay; the rest belong to minority groups including Mons, Khmers and various hill tribes. The countrys official language is Thai. The primary religion is Buddhism, which is practiced by around 95 percent of the population.

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According to the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Public Relations, he made the remarks in a meeting with Irans cultural attaché to Bangkok Mostafa Najjarianzadeh. IR Iran is a developed Islamic powerful country; I know well that IR Iran officials do their best to progress forward based on Islamic values. Najjarianzadeh for his part conveyed Iranian officials message to this religious leader and thanked Thailand king, government and Pitakkumpol himself as Sheikholeslam of the region for their attention to the situation of Muslims, IRNA reported. Iranian official declared Tehran readiness to help boost cultural relations cooperation between Iran and Thailand government and in particular its religious institutes and communities. Irans cultural and trade relations with Southeast Asia date back far into the pre-Islamic period. Official diplomatic relations between the two regions become traceable only during the Safavid period (1501-1722). Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand (formerly known as Siam is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Thailand is the worlds 51st-largest country in terms of total area, with an area of approximately 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi), and is the 20th-most-populous country, with around 64 million people. The capital of Thailand and its largest city is Bangkok, which is Thailands political, commercial, industrial and cultural hub. About 75 percent of the population is ethnically Thai, 14 percent is of Chinese origin, and 3 percent is ethnically Malay; the rest belong to minority groups including Mons, Khmers and various hill tribes. The countrys official language is Thai. The primary religion is Buddhism, which is practiced by around 95 percent of the population. The End