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Speech [Change in the status of embassies to Islamic milieu]

Jamaran, Tehran
Change in the status of embassies to Islamic milieu
`Ali-Akbar Wilayati (Foreign Minister), deputies, ambassadors and charge d'Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in `Arab and African countries
جلد ۱۹ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، از صفحه ۳۷۲ تا صفحه ۳۷۴
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Understanding of people's pains by officials of the system

I hope that God makes all the gentlemen successful to serve. God has obliged us that our ambassadors and government comprise individuals who understand the suffering of the society, because many of them are clergymen who have contact with people and know what situation people have had and appreciate their pains. Formerly, however, individuals in the government had not connection with the people and did not understand what is going on with the people. Today, however, God has willed that the government of oppressed be established and performance has so far been good and I hope it will be better henceforth.

Islamic nature of the milieu of embassies

As regards the ambassadors, as stated by the Foreign Minister, the condition of our embassies abroad is good and we wish them to be better. Embassies in any country belong the country whose ambassador is based there; that is, it is a portion of another country. When people come to our embassies, they should see the situation of Iran, not that of the US and France and other countries. You gentlemen should not be impressed by anything prevailing formerly. It is not the case now. If we want to be ourselves, our everything should be from us and separate ourselves from the West in customs and tradition. We have experienced many bad things from the West. Anything that could be said well or of a favorable character has not existed from the Western governments. It has been from the people of industry that, of course, worked for governments. Therefore, your situation should be such that anyone entering there observes an Islamic atmosphere in terms of both personal and way of living.

Powerful relationship of Islamic system with countriesIslamic Republic

Another subject is that we do not want to live in a country that is deposed from the world. Iran today cannot be such. In fact, other countries, too, cannot be like this sit somewhere, and close their borders. This is irrational. Today, the world is like a family and a city and a city has different districts connected to each other. When this is the situation of the world, we should not be deposed. We should have relations with countries that side with us and do not harm us. The gentlemen should think of strengthening relations. Of course, we cannot endure those that want to transgress us and we have announced this from the outset unless they mend their way. The idea that occasionally ill-willed or ignorant people raise that we should not have relations implies that they either do not understand or have ill intention. If one is not ignorant or opposed to the system, cannot say a system should be detached from the world. Therefore, if a murmur is heard, you should ignore it, because they have evil political intention. Foregoing this, a wise man who understands things, knows the situation of Islam. Islam is a social and government system and wants to have relations with the whole world. In the early days of Islam when the Messenger of God dispatched ambassador to other countries, he did not make such statement. Anyhow, we should have relations; those who do not have ill intention, we also do not have ill will. Relations should improve gradually. I hope you will do this act and that the government will succeed. We should not however be under the domination of foreigners. They should not interfere in our affairs and should not direct us. Therefore, persons who have made remarks and appreciate the situation want to disrupt the Islamic Republic.
We said from the outset that we want to export our revolution. Export of revolution does not signify dispatch of military expedition. In fact, we want to convey our words to the world. One of the centers to accomplish this is the foreign ministry, which should communicate to the world the developments in Iran and Islam and the predicaments Iran has suffered from East and West. The foreign ministry should tell the world that we want to act like this and have good relations. However, those who want to destroy us, we are not basically interested in having relations with, unless they mend their way.
I hope God will grant you success to serve Islam and your country. This government should be a government to work for the oppressed, because so far governments have acted against the people and worked for themselves or their masters. We want the government to be for people, particularly those who have taken trouble and offered blood and relieved the gentlemen from troubles and rescued them from the former regime and complications of the East and the West. The important thing is that we should consider God as everything is from Him and we are nothing. May God grant success to all!



امام خمینی (ره)؛ 11 آبان 1364

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