Iran says Holocaust conference scientific
Iran-Israel, Politics, 12/23/2006

Iran-Czech-Statement Iran's embassy in the Czech Republic on Thursday stressed that the recently international conference held in Tehran on Holocaust had a scientific and research identity.

The embassy issued a statement in reaction to a resolution adopted on Wednesday by the Czech Senate which voiced its opposition with the two-day International Conference to Review the Holocaust Global Vision, held in Tehran on December 11 in presence of 89 intellectuals and researchers from 30 countries.

The resolution regarded denial of Holocaust as a support for anti-Judaism and called on parliaments of all countries to defend rights of the Holocaust victims.

"As officials in charge of holding the Holocaust conference have repeatedly announced and the Czech press also published, the conference did not aim to deny or confirm Holocaust rather it intended to create a scientific and research opportunity to reach a better understanding of doubts over the issue," the Iranian embassy said.

It added, "The conference was held under circumstances that despite freedom of thought speaking of Holocaust is regarded as a crime. Even figures interested in outlining various aspects of the historical event were obliged to keep silent or have been sentenced to prison.

"This is while sanctities of nations and religions have been repeatedly violated by dual views, the issue which is even regarded as a matter of honor." The statement said, "Iran during its historical existence before and after Islam has always respected divine religions including Judaism and its real ideals based on the country's religious thought and its deep cultural roots.

"Iran opposes racialism in general and anti-Judaism in particular.

"It is a matter of question for the public opinion why should the Palestinians pay cost of Holocaust and witness massacre of their sons day by day in a century known as century of peace, freedom and defending human rights?"

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