Delivering a speech at the international conference on Karabakh, which is taking place in the holy city of Qom, Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al Hashem, Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz, praised imam Khamenei sagacious approach regarding the Karabakh conflict, saying that the Leader of Islamic Revolution since the beginning of hostilities, adopted a wise political line vis-à-vis the crisis in the southern Caucasus.
Al Hashem reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported Baku’s sovereignty over the occupied territories in Karabakh, adding that the five principles set forth by Iran’s Supreme Leader were a continuation of the same official position embraced by Iran during the past three decades.
Al Hashem added that Imam Khamenei’s viewpoint concerning the Karabakh conflict is as old as the Islamic Revolution itself and those who criticized the pro-Azerbaijan stance adopted by the Imams of Friday Prayer did not fully understand the soul of the Islamic revolution and its lofty principles.
Al Hashem admired the firm statements and instructions issued by Imam Khamenei, adding that Iran’s Supreme Leader cemented Iran’s foreign policy and preserved Iran national interest.