TEHRAN, September 03 - Head of the Armenian Diocese of Iran Bishop Sarkis Davidian says claims made by some US officials about the rights of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic and lack of freedom to perform their religious rituals are "biased and baseless."
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In a statement on Monday, Davidian added that the Catholic Armenians are followers of one of the divine religions in Iran who can perform religious rituals and carry out social and cultural activities in the country with full freedom.
It added that the US is pursuing an "opportunistic" approach to minorities to meet its own interests.
Apparently, Washington supports religious minorities but in fact it is victimizing them for its hegemonic policies, Davidian said, adding that the US attitude to the colored people is a clear example in this regard.
Last month, Iran’s Assyro-Chaldean churches censured US officials’ “interventionist” claims about the situation of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic, calling on Washington to be concerned about its own poor human rights record at home and abroad instead of shedding “crocodile tears” for others.
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