The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, has stressed the respect for Jesus Christ as an important and definite issue among Muslims.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the comment in a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who is in Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian.
 
The reaction by the Leader comes in response to a controversial show at the opening ceremony of Paris Olympic Games 2024 with a show depicting Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper” with a “drag queen” performance, viewed as disrespectful to many people around the world.
 
Ayatollah Khamenei said, “In our opinion, these insults to the holy figures of the divine religions, including Jesus Christ (AS) are condemned.”
 
Despite the goals stated by the IOC, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics insulted the moral and religious values of billions of people, particularly Christians which led to a wave of global criticism and disgust.
 
During the opening ceremony on Friday, a live artistic tableau resembling Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" was presented, featuring a large table around which men dressed in women's clothing and exaggerated makeup were seated, alongside a transgender model.
 
The depiction of the renowned work of art "The Last Supper" with homosexual connotations was a blatant insult to sacred values at the Paris Olympics.
 
In this meeting held with the Armenian prime minister, Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that the definite policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to be the expansion of relations with its neighbors, especially Armenia.
 
Hailing the presence of the Armenian delegation in Iran for participating in the inauguration ceremony of Iran's newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Leader emphasized, "We strongly believe in the development of relations with Armenia and the cooperation between the two countries will continue strongly based on defined interests and regardless of other people's policies."
 
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the expanding relations between the two countries and termed his talks with President Pezeshkian constructive and positive.