Full Text Of President
Ahmadinejad's Letter
To German Chancellor Merkel
By Fars News Agency
9-4-6
TEHRAN -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently forwarded a
letter to the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
This was President Ahmadinejad's second letter to the heads of western
states, considering an earlier one he wrote to the US President,
George W. Bush.
Unlike his first letter to Bush, President Ahmadinejad in his letter
to Merkel, has touched on his country's nuclear issue, where he has
stressed that Iran's decision for the acquisition of the nuclear
technology is irrevocable.
What follows is the full text of President Ahmadinejad's letter to the
German Chancellor.
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Her Excellency Angela Merkel
The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Excellency,
Please accept my warmest greetings.
If it had not been for Germany being a great contributor to progress
in science, philosophy, literature, arts and politics;
If it had not been for a more important and positive influence of
Germany in international relations and promotion of peace;
Moreover, if it had not been for the persistence of a strong will by
certain global powers and special groups to constantly portray Germany
as defeated and indebted country of World War II in order to continue
their extortions;
And if it had not been for the presence of Your Excellency at the top
of the executive branch of your country as an experienced stateswoman
with bitter and sweet experiences in two dissimilar societies with
different political systems and traditions,
And at the same time, if it had not been for the advantages that are
limited to women, such as stronger human sentiments and certain
manifestations of the divine compassion and kindness, specially in the
position of a mother and being at the service of the people, and the
common responsibility of all people with faith in God to defend human
dignity and worth and to prevent violations of their rights and their
humiliation, and proceeding from this conviction that we are all
created by the Almighty and He has bestowed upon us all dignity and no
one has any special privileges over the other, and under no
circumstances could a society be deprived of its rights, barred from
pursuit of progress and perfection or be controlled or humiliated;
Finally, if it had not been for the oppression, however different, of
our nations, our shared responsibility to promote justice as the most
basic foundation for promotion of peace and human equality, I would
not have found the motive to write this letter.
Honorable Chancellor
Rulers come and go, but people with culture and history and their
attachments and desires will keep on staying. Opportunities in front
of those in position of high power are transient, even if they may be
vast and broad. These opportunities are very auspicious and can play a
key role in the negative and positive transformations and developments
of a nation.
Those in position of high power do not normally have many
opportunities, but are accountable before the Almighty and people due
to their high responsibility. We know this, and you know it as well.
Some of these developments can have regional, continental and global
ramifications and can hardly be overlooked.
For sometime I have been thinking why some nations that their history
shows they have indeed had an important and prominent share and role
in material and spiritual progress of mankind in various arenas of
science, arts, philosophy, literature and politics and were makers of
civilization are not allowed to be proud as a nation of their
historical accomplishments and play their deserved and constructive
role on the global arena. They try to keep the black cloud of
humiliation and shame hanging over their heads. And even more
regrettably, some of the leaders of such a nation regard this
situation befitting them and their nation and try to justify it. This
is really an astonishing phenomenon in today's world. The propaganda
machinery after World War II has been so colossal that has caused some
people to believe that they are the guilty party by historical
accounts and must pay the penalty fort the wrongs committed by their
forefathers for successive generations and for indefinite period of
time.
Excellency
World War II came to an end with all its material and moral losses and
its 60 million casualties. The death of human beings is tragic and
sad. In all divine religions and before all awakened conscience and
pure nature of mankind and the sense of right and wrong, the life,
property and honor of people, regardless of their religious persuasion
and ethnic background, must be respected at all times and all places.
Sixty years have passed since the end of the war. But, regrettably the
entire world and some nations in particular are still facing its
consequences. Even now the conduct of some bullying powers and
power-seeking and aggressive groups is the conduct of victors with the
vanquished.
The extortion and blackmail continue, and people are not allowed to
think about or even question the source of this extortion, otherwise
they face imprisonment. When will this situation end? Sixty years, one
hundred years or one thousand years, when? I am sorry to remind you
that today the perpetual claimants against the great people of Germany
are the bullying powers and the Zionists that founded the Al-Qods
Occupying Regime with the force of bayonets in the Middle East.
The Honorable Chancellor
I have no intention of arguing about the Holocaust. But, does it not
stand to reason that some victorious countries of World War II
intended to create an alibi on the basis of which they could continue
keeping the defeated nations of World War II indebted to them. Their
purpose has been to weaken their morale and their inspiration in order
to obstruct their progress and power. In addition to the people of
Germany, the peoples of the Middle East have also borne the brunt of
the Holocaust. By raising the necessity of settling the survivors of
the Holocaust in the land of Palestine, they have created a permanent
threat in the Middle East in order to rob the people of the region of
the opportunities to achieve progress. The collective conscience of
the world is indignant over the daily atrocities by the Zionist
occupiers, destruction of homes and farms, killing of children,
assassinations and bombardments.
Excellency, you have seen that the Zionist government does not even
tolerate a government elected by the Palestinian people, and over and
over again has demonstrated that it recognizes no limit in attacking
the neighboring countries.
The question is why did the victors of the war, especially England
that had apparently such a strong sense of responsibility toward the
survivors of the Holocaust not allow them to settle in their
territory. Why did they force them to migrate to other people's land
by launching a wave of anti-Semitism? Using the excuse for the
settlement of the survivors of the Holocaust, they encouraged the Jews
worldwide to migrate and today a large part of the inhabitants of the
occupied territories are non-European Jews. If tyranny and killing is
condemned in one part of the world, can we acquiesce and go along with
tyranny, killing, occupation and assassinations in another part of the
world simply in order to redress the past wrongs?
Excellency
We need to ask ourselves that for what purposes the millions of
dollars that the Zionists receive from the treasury of some Western
countries are spent for. Are they used for the promotion of peace and
the well-being of the people? Or are they used for waging war against
Palestinians and the neighboring countries. Are the nuclear arsenals
of Israel intended to be used in defense of the survivors of the
Holocaust or as a permanent thereat against nations of the region and
as an instrument of coercion, and possibly to defend the interests of
certain circles of power in the Western countries.
Regrettably, the influence of the Zionists in the economy, media and
some centers of political power has endangered interests of the
European nations and has robbed them of many opportunities. The main
alibi for this approach is the extortion they exact from the
Holocaust.
One can imagine what standing some European countries could have had
and what global role they could have played, if it had not been for
this sixty-year old imposition.
I believe we both share the view that the flourishing of nations and
their role are directly related to freedom and sense of pride.
Fortunately, with all the pressures and limitations, the great nation
of Germany has been able to take great strides toward advancement and
has become a major economic powerhouse in Europe that also seeks to
play a more effective role in international interactions. But just
imagine where Germany would be today in terms of its eminence among
the freedom-loving nations, Muslims of the world and peoples of
Europe, if such a situation did not exist and the governments in power
in Germany had said no to the extortions by the Zionists and had not
supported the greatest enemy of mankind.
It is sad to admit that Europe has lost a lot of its clout in global
interactions and has not been able to face and overcome major
challenges by relying on itself. This is, of course, understandable.
The big powers outside of the continent intend to prove that Europe
cannot rely on itself and do anything without their help and
intervention.
Our people have also suffered from the interventions by some of the
victors of the war after World War II. For many years they interfered
in our internal affairs and did not want to see our nation conquer the
pinnacles of progress and perfection. They had their eyes on our
natural wealth, above all on our energy resources. To secure their own
interests, they overthrew the legally constituted government of the
time, installed a dictatorial regime and supported it to the end.
Later, they supported Saddam in the war imposed on our people and
observed no humanitarian boundary in their support for the Iraqi
dictator. Our nation has experienced the pain and anguish from the
interferences of those who are now crying out for human rights. There
are still many suffering from the wounds and injuries of this war.
Many of these aggressions have taken place by those who regard
themselves the victors of the World War II. They allow themselves to
do whatever they wish, and unfortunately, after the end of the Cold
War, the arrogance and expansionist ambitions of these powers have
escalated.
We believe that still a major part of the peoples of the world and
even international organizations are under the influence of the
behavior and the conduct of the victors of the World War II.
I explained the position of the people and government of the Islamic
Republic of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly. Is the
present state of affairs such as the rules governing the work of the
Security Council, especially the right to veto, fair?
Do you not think that the time has come to change these rules in
cooperation with independent governments? These rules are by no means
acceptable to the collective conscience of nations and are contrary to
the sense of reason and human nature. At least, if we want to be
fairer, some other countries of the world should be allowed to benefit
from the right to veto.
Madam Chancellor
You are familiar with the pains and sufferings currently afflicting
our world. Today, the pain and suffering of the people of Iraq that
come from occupation, absence of security and daily acts of terrorism
are tormenting the entire humanity. Relentless interferences of some
bullying powers in the internal affairs of other nations, antagonism
toward the inalienable rights of nations to have access to more
advanced technologies, subjecting nations to permanent threats by
relying on arsenals of chemical and nuclear weapons and weapons of
mass destruction, opposition to popular governments in Latin America,
supporting coup d'état and dictatorial regimes, absence of due
attention to Africa and taking advantage of the power vacuum there to
plunder their wealth are among the problems facing our world today. In
my letter to President Bush, I spelled out a long list of contemporary
global problems.
Where are the roots of these problems? How long can they continue? Do
you not think that the main root lies in the fact that some of the
rulers and powers of today have distanced themselves from the
teachings of the divine prophets, the teachings of Abraham, Moses and
Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) and the Prophet Mohammad (peace be
upon him).
These teachings are in all divine religions that you and I believe:
· God is the creator of all things and beings. We have all been
created free and He has not allowed us to be the servant of anyone
other than Him.
· He has commanded us to worship Him and to avoid all oppressors and
tyrants.
· He has commanded us to be virtuous, to be good to and serve the
people, and has directed us to be kind to and defend the oppressed and
fight the oppressors.
· God has given humans dignity and scorns their humiliation.
· He has sent his messengers with clear reasons, the Book and a
balance and has called on his servants to promote justice.
Based on these shared principles and foundations of our faith, we
believe:
· Peace and tranquility can only be established and endure on the
basis of faith in God and justice.
· Peace and dignity are the rights of all nations.
· Pursuit of progress and better livelihood combined with
spirituality, compassion and well-being is the right of people.
· You and we can found a new movement to achieve these noble human
ideals by relying on these principles and the articles of faith that
are common to all divine religions.
Our nations believe and are committed to these pillars of faith. The
history has shown that the people of Iran are not familiar with
aggressing and brutalizing other nations. Nevertheless, we do not
allow being the subject and victim of aggression and brutality. The
experience of the eight-year war clearly demonstrated this fact to the
whole world.
I believe we and you have both been the subject of tyranny. They do
not respect your rights and want us also to forego our rights.
Fortunately, I have heard that you also speak your mind openly and are
against engendering tension and wars.
Honorable Chancellor,
The inner instincts and nature of the peoples of the world have
wakened up.
Tendency toward faith in the oneness of God is on the rise.
People will no longer tolerate to be tyrannized, humiliated and their
rights violated.
The prevailing circumstances today differ from those of yesterday.
Multiple standards and approaches in relations will not endure.
Iran and Germany can play a more important role together in the
international arena by relying on the noble and high values.
This cooperative relationship can also enhance the role of Europe on
the global scene and serve as a model of cooperation between two
governments and nations.
Without doubt, cooperation of two peace-loving, powerful and cultured
nations of Germany and Iran will serve the interests of Europe as
well. Together we must end the present abnormalities in international
relations, the type of order and relations that are based on the
impositions of the victors of the World War II on the defeated
nations. Nations and many governments will be on our side on this
path.
We must make the shadow of World War II disappear and help the
international community to promote security, freedom and sense of
tranquility.
The people of Iran and Germany are two great nations that have
contributed to the making of our civilization. They have rich culture
and have been in the forefront of science, literature, arts and
philosophy. Both of our people have a strong faith in God and follow
the teachings of divine prophets. They have also had long-lasting
scientific, cultural and commercial relations and share many valuable
mutual interests.
I have no doubt that with the cooperation of the two governments and
the support of the two great nations we can take great strides forward
in alleviating the problems and abnormalities of our world today.
Daring and courageous decisions are the key to our success in
overcoming the existing problems, countering the violations of rights
and defending the rights of nations.
To the extent that I know of the people of Germany, they will come
along and join us and want restore their dignity and influence for the
sake of global peace and calm. Our people have the similar spirit.
Together we will be able to prove to some powers that respecting other
nations and their rights is good for them as well. Our two nations and
governments, next to each other, will be able to play a fundamental
role in promoting peace, security, progress, and human dignity at the
scale of two countries and internationally.
In closing, I pray to the Almighty for the success of Your Excellency
and the government and people of Germany. Source: FARSI
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