Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran and South Korea mustbuild relations that areimpervious to Washington'sspiteand bias.
The relations between Iran and South Korea must not hinge uponsanctions and must not be affected by the US influence and malice, rather the communications between the two countries must be sustainable, stable,strong and cordial, Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meetingwiththe visiting South Korean President, Park Geun-Hye, in Tehran on Monday.
Such memoranda of understanding and contracts should be struck between the two countries that foreign factors and sanctions could not adverselyaffect them, the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Republic maintains a positive view towards Asian nations, adding that Iran and South Korea will both benefit from sustainable ties.
We believe that there is a greaterprospectforunderstanding, agreement and cooperation with these [Asian] countries including South Korea which is among the advanced Asian countries, the Leader added.
Ayatollah Khamenei also highlighted security challenges prevailing in the Middle East region and the world, saying: If terrorism and insecurity are not tackled realistically and properly, countering themwill become more difficult in the future and no country will be immune to this danger.
The Leader dismissed Washingtons dichotomyof terrorism into good and bad categories, saying: The US is chanting the slogan of combating terrorism, but it does not behave sincerely in practice while terrorism in any form is bad and is dangerous to nations and security of countries because without security, favorable progress will not take place.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) attends a meeting bewtween Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (R) and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C) in Tehran, May 2, 2016. leader.ir[/caption]For her part, Park said Ayatollah Khameneis insistence on Irans economic, scientific and industrial development heralds a very good future for the country.
She said that her ground-breaking visit to Tehran provides a valuable opportunity for better ties between Iran and South Korea and will strengthen mutual confidence.
The South Korean president arrived in the Iranian capital on Sunday for a three-day official visit to discuss ways to strengthen political and economic relations between the two countries.
Earlier on Monday, Park held talks with her Iranian counterpart, the first meeting between the two countries presidents since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1962.
By Press TV
