Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassies

(Wise Sayings of Imam Khomeini)

o The Foreign Ministry is the only ministry, which through its Islamization,

     can better demonstrate compared to other ministries our Islamic substance

     to the people abroad.

o This Ministry, which has to do with all other countries of the world, is

     more sensitive than any other ministry.

o The responsibility of the Foreign Ministry is very heavy because of its

     dealings abroad. Therefore, try. as much as possible, to place your

     embassies in the path of Islamic growth, progress and advancement to

high status.

o When people come to our embassies, they should see an Iranian setting;

     not an American or French environ.

o If embassy conditions, its staff, its management and attitudes are not in

      conformity with the standards of the Islamic Republic, it is better not to

      have them.

o Our embassies must be centers of propagation.

o The representatives of the Islamic Republic abroad must perfectly

     conform to the Islamic system.