Ali Akbar Safaei, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and CEO of the Ports and Maritime Organization. In a message, congratulated the birth of the Prophet Jesus (PBUH) and the beginning of the new year.
According to the Public relation and International Management of the Ports and Maritime Organization, this message states:
I sincerely congratulate all the monotheists of the world and dear fellow Christians on the arrival of the birth of the prophet of peace and kindness, "Jesus, star of Bethlehem " and the beginning of the New Year.
The teachings of divine prophets, especially Jesus (pbuh) and the beloved Prophet of Islam, based on altruism, kindness and morality, are the basic needs of today's dangerous world, and the achievement of a safer world and kinder people can only be achieved by adhering to high values. Humanity and exemplary behavior cannot be obtained from the life of the prophets.
Iran, the eternal land of art and thought and the encyclopedia of culture, civilization, history, art and spirituality, has been a valuable heritage of peaceful coexistence of monotheistic religions throughout history.
I hope, in the light of the infinite favors of ALLAH, 2023 will be the beginning of a new chapter in the consolidation and deepening of peace and friendship and peaceful coexistence and avoiding any extremism in the world, and as in the past, effective steps in the development and expansion of economic and trade relations between international and witness bright days for the world.