Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, stressed that the Islamic Republic is on the right side in the battle against tyranny and oppression.

His Eminence made his remarks on Thursday in a meeting with Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo in Tehran. Khamenei declared that the "greatest injustice to the international community is the dominance (sought) by powerful countries... and (their effort in) dividing nations into oppressive ones and submissive ones."

"That is why the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has always been based on opposing the order of domination," The leader clarified, noting that the nations "that reject (foreign) domination and do exercise dominance are our friends, regardless of their race or language."

Ayatollah Khamenei praised the people of Latin American nations for choosing politicians who seek independence from the western world, promising that Iran would transfer its expertise in various fields to all friendly nations, adding that the Muslim community of Guyana and its membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) are other potential areas of cooperation between Iran and Guyana.

Ayatollah Khamenei also expressed sympathy for the quake-hit Haitian nation during the meeting.

The Guyanese president expressed his country's willingness to use Iran's experience in different fields, adding that Guyana possesses an independent policy despite its geographical proximity to the United States and it is ready to use Iran's experiences in all fields.