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2006-08-28 - 18:03

Full Text of Pres. Ahmadinejad's Letter to German Chancellor

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- 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.

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