President Ahmadinejad thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his stance in condemning a plan which he said “hurt the hearts of millions of Muslims”.
The letter was delivered to the pontiff by the Iranian Vice President, Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini, and a copy of it is on the president’s website.
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Mr Ahmadinejad also called for “a close co-operation of divine religions to restrict destructive moves such as ignoring of religious teachings, influencing people to be materialistic, which were eroding human societies”.
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