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Is Iran supporting an anti-muslim regime?

This is an exceprt from Lally Weymouth's interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in today's Washington Post. It sure looks to me like Mottaki is saying that virulently anti-muslim Serbia should have been allowed to retain control of muslim Kosovo [at the end of the excerpt; emphasis added].

How do you feel about the recent events in Georgia and Russia's virtual annexation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia?

There is no doubt that developments inside the Caucasus will come to affect the whole region. A miscalculation and wrong information were behind the events.

You mean a miscalculation by President [Mikheil] Saakashvili was behind the events in August?

The miscalculation was made by all parties involved in the military action.

Including Russia?

Of course not. The miscalculation had everything to do with [Georgia] not expecting the Russians to deal with this in such a fashion. And the supporters [are also at fault].

Do you mean the United States or NATO?

Any party that was "pro" [military] actions.

Do you believe in the territorial integrity of Georgia?

This is a rule which must be respected in all places. One must not deal in double standards when it comes to the territorial integrity of a state. Certain parties -- in Europe for example -- insist on disintegrating a country and support the events that lead to that.

Are you referring to the independence of Kosovo?

The example you refer to is a correct one and a good one.


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