Tehran, NU Online
Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Thursday that Islamic countries must establish independent political, economic, and cultural organizations, and through cooperation with one another, provide new ways of administering their countries.

In a meeting in Tehran with Malaysia's foreign minister, Hamid AlBar, on Thursday, Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that failures of the capitalistic and materialistic Western world to bring hope and prosperity to humanity, has made it necessary for Islamic countries and organizations to play a larger and more effective role in this field.

<>Pointing to plentiful resources and tremendous potential of Islamic nations, President Ahmadinejad said the advancement of any Islamic country is a step forward for the entire Islamic world.

Elsewhere in his remarks, president Ahmadinejad said Iran and Malaysia are two of the most advanced Islamic countries, and stressed that Tehran imposes no limits on expansion of cooperation and ties with Kuala Lumpur.

For his part, Malaysia's foreign minister, Hamid AlBar, said the Islamic republic of Iran has provided a great role-model for other Islamic nations to emulate, and stressed that through cooperation and unity of Muslims, the light of Islam will illuminate the entire world. (irn/dar)