Iran's President Mohammad Khatami described negation of violence, terrorism and war as the essence of the notion of dialogue among civilizations and cultures.
He made these remarks while addressing hundreds of world's political and cultural figures gathered in the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tuesday.
During his speech, the president said that the ones who seek violence try to push their opponents out of the scene through every means. By so doing, he reiterated, according to IRNA, they actually paved the way for emergence of the sinister and terrifying phenomenon of terrorism from one side and war, destruction and occupation from the other.
