Zayed deplores the use of religion to justify terrorism

President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan condemned in a speech on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the UAE national day any attempt to use religion for justify terrorism.

In the speech which published yesterday on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of declaring the UAE federation between the seven UAE emirates, Sheikh Zayed said that "No divine religions, nor the international law, give any justification to practice terrorism." He added that " any attempt to use religion in order to justify these acts is but basically wrong."

Sheikh Zayed, on the other hand, stressed the UAE stand in support of the people of Iraq. He called on the Iraqis to "forget the past and work hand-in-hand for a national reconciliation, patience, and wisdom for a better future in order to eliminate this difficult phase they are passing."

Regarding Iran, Sheikh Zayed expressed his hope that "the positive atmospheres in the relations between the two countries will result in eliminating obstacles that impedes a genuine detente." He called on Tehran to start serious negotiations on ending the occupation of the three islands of Tanb the small, Tanb the Great and Abu Mousa, or to submit the problem to international arbitration, or to the International Court of Justice. " N.