{"id":19738,"date":"2013-01-11T09:10:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T08:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2013\/01\/11\/282932\/shiasuuni-rift-islam-enemies-plot\/"},"modified":"2013-01-11T09:10:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T08:10:23","slug":"shia-suuni-rift-islam-enemies-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/shia-suuni-rift-islam-enemies-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shia-Suuni rift Islam enemies plot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) and the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb meet in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on January 10, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the so-called issue of divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims is a plot hatched by the enemies of Islam.<\/p>\n

In a meeting with the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb in Cairo on Thursday, Salehi also called on Muslims to avoid conflicts and rely on commonalties instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnemies have made great efforts during recent years to cause a rift among Muslims and also to intensify it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Salehi invited the Sheikh of Al-Azhar to visit Iran to hold talks with Iranian clerics and observe the peaceful coexistence of Shia and Sunni Muslims in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

Al-Tayeb, for his part, urged Muslims to foster unity and said enemies should not be allowed to achieve their objectives to create conflicts in the Muslim world.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in a meeting with Patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Christians Pope Tawadros II, the Iranian minister highlighted the significance of peaceful coexistence of Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nPope Tawadros, for his part, said Iran has a historical civilization and followers of different religions, including Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians and Muslims, have had a brotherly coexistence in the country.<\/p>\n

Salehi wrapped up his day-long visit to Egypt and arrived in Tehran early on Friday.<\/p>\n

During his Cairo trip, the Iranian minister held talks with senior Egyptian officials, including President Mohamed Morsi and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Salehi also exchanged views with UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi on the latest developments in the region and the Syrian unrest in particular.<\/p>\n

The Iranian minister began his tour of African countries on Saturday and visited Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

SF\/MA\/AZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) and the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb meet in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on January 10, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the so-called issue of divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims is a plot hatched by the enemies of Islam.<\/p>\n

In a meeting with the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb in Cairo on Thursday, Salehi also called on Muslims to avoid conflicts and rely on commonalties instead.<\/p>\n

“Enemies have made great efforts during recent years to cause a rift among Muslims and also to intensify it,” he added.<\/p>\n

Salehi invited the Sheikh of Al-Azhar to visit Iran to hold talks with Iranian clerics and observe the peaceful coexistence of Shia and Sunni Muslims in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

Al-Tayeb, for his part, urged Muslims to foster unity and said enemies should not be allowed to achieve their objectives to create conflicts in the Muslim world.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in a meeting with Patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Christians Pope Tawadros II, the Iranian minister highlighted the significance of peaceful coexistence of Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nPope Tawadros, for his part, said Iran has a historical civilization and followers of different religions, including Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians and Muslims, have had a brotherly coexistence in the country.<\/p>\n

Salehi wrapped up his day-long visit to Egypt and arrived in Tehran early on Friday.<\/p>\n

During his Cairo trip, the Iranian minister held talks with senior Egyptian officials, including President Mohamed Morsi and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Salehi also exchanged views with UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi on the latest developments in the region and the Syrian unrest in particular.<\/p>\n

The Iranian minister began his tour of African countries on Saturday and visited Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

SF\/MA\/AZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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