Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi attended the National Assembly of Nicaragua on Wednesday morning local time on the second day of his trip to Managua, and referring to the common history of the people of Iran and Nicaragua in the revolution, resistance and fighting against the enemies of freedom, and emphasised, "Our common historical experience is standing up to the people's vote, confronting the enemy's conspiracy and trying to realise democracy".
While paying tribute to the great heroes of Latin America and the people of Nicaragua, the President described the National Assembly of this country as the house of the Nicaraguan people and stated, "Parliaments in independent countries, which are based on the real vote of the people, are considered to be the manifestation of the realisation of democracy and the will of the nations".
Referring to the war of wills between the domination system and the nations, Ayatollah Raisi pointed out, "The domination seekers want to impose their will on the nations with self-interest and selfishness, and therefore one should ask why the false claimants of human rights, freedom and democracy like America and some western countries don't tolerate the vote of real nations, including in Palestine, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Latin America?"
Referring to the opinion of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Dr Raisi said that the solution of the Palestinian issue depended on the vote of the people of this country and emphasised, "They have oppressed the Palestinian people for 70 years and have not allowed democracy to be implemented in this country".
The President described "military occupation, coup d'état and sanctions" as a tactic of the domination system against independent nations and said, "America and Western countries claim to fight terrorism in words, but in practice, as they admitted during the US Presidential election, they created and supported the ISIS terrorist group".
Emphasising that the Islamic Republic has paid a lot fighting terrorism, Dr Raisi spoke about America's crime in martyring Haj Qasem Soleimani as a hero in the fight against terrorism and noted, "The people of the world do not believe the false claims of America in the fight against terrorism".
In another part of his speech, the President considered the constant communication of independent countries with each other as a factor for immunity against the domination system and said, "The current world order is changing and the indicators show that the power of the dictators and America is declining and the will of the nations in Latin America and West Asia is rising".
Stating that the media empire of the domination system seeks to change the perceptions of the nations, the President emphasised the need to raise awareness in order to fight against the enemy's propaganda and said, "Imperialism seeks to influence the influential groups of the nations and the duty of the elites of free societies is to prevent these influences".
Stating that Islamic Iran is an advanced and technological country, contrary to the wishes of the domination system, the President said, "Iranian nation turned threats and sanctions into opportunities and achieved significant progress".
Ayatollah Raisi emphasised that the enemy never imagined that the Iranian nation would achieve such progress despite the sanctions and extensive pressure, and clarified, "Last year's riots in Iran were a conspiracy of the domination seekers to stop the progress of the Iranian nation, but the enemies made a miscalculation because, contrary to their belief, the sapling of Iran's Islamic Revolution has become such a strong tree that it will never be harmed by these impulses".
Emphasising the policy of developing relations with independent countries, Dr Raisi said, "There are many capacities for developing relations between Latin American countries, especially Nicaragua and Iran, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to share its experiences and capacities with Nicaragua".
Before the speech of Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Nicaragua, referring to a part of the President's words that "in revolutionary countries, the parliaments properly represent the needs of the people", and emphasised, "This important point has a clear example in our revolutions and countries".