Elders urged to help end global violence

A top Iranian official has described the achievement of a world without violence as a humanitarian duty, calling on the internationally renowned and reputable figures to realize their potentials and help contain violence in the world.

According to Press TV, Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in a meeting with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in Tehran on Monday “Efforts aimed at institutionalizing peace in a world gripped by regional conflicts are praiseworthy and upright.”
Rafsanjani censured bloody conflicts across the world, particularly in the Middle East, and stated that global arrogance and colonial powers play a dominant role in the outbreak of such incidents.
Annan, for his part, appreciated Iran’s role in the establishment of tranquility in the Middle East, stating that whoever overlooks the Islamic Republic’s role in the establishment of regional peace will achieve nothing.