Iran

[ThomasWach]

Wer Interesse hat, hier der Link zu einem ausführlichen Interview mit Herrn Ahmedinedschad, das von Redakteuren der NYT geführt wurde.

An Interview With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

On Sept. 25, 2008, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was interviewed by reporters and editors of The New York Times. The following is an edited transcript of the interview prepared by The New York Times.

The New York Times: In about seven months you will be facing re-election, so what are you going to present to the people of Iran as your main accomplishments? Do you think they are going to vote against you because people are upset about the economy, about high inflation and high unemployment? There have been some questions asked in the Majlis [the name of Iran’s Parliament] and elsewhere about where the oil revenue of about $120 billion dollars has been spent?

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate .... We are indeed very glad to be able to discuss issues with one another. Our government has had numerous achievements in different sectors — cultural, economic and political sectors. It is true that the entire world is faced with economic problems today. It is only natural that Iran’s economy is affected. But Iran has had very rapid economic growth in some areas. We are in fact going through a period where we are experiencing a steady high level of economic growth. It’s true that there is also inflation, but we are preparing to curb it. Pretty much all over the world we can find that the absolute figure for inflation has doubled. It hasn’t yet doubled for us. I have very good relations with the Majlis. Our Majlis is a very free one. They express opinions on every issue.
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Quelle:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/world/...middleeast