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Ahmadinejad slams Argentina for giving in to ‘Zionists’

September 26, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted Argentina Friday for seeking the extradition of Iranian Defence Minister General Ahmad Vahidi.
“We want to advise the Argentine government, instead of meeting the interest of a minority of Zionists in Argentina, to seek the interest and benefit for everyone,” Ahmadinejad told a press conference on the sidelines of the UN [...]

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Iran not violating IAEA rules: Ahmadinejad

September 26, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday denounced Western reaction to news that Tehran was building a second uranium enrichment plant and said Iran had complied with all international regulation.
Ahmadinejad told reporters in New York that he was surprised by the reaction because Iran had gone beyond its obligations by informing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [...]

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Ahmadinejad cancels press conference at UN

September 26, 2009 World

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cancelled a press conference scheduled for later Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York.
No reasons were provided to the UN secretariat, which organises the event for Ahmadinejad each year when he comes to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
The cancellation coincided with news that Iran has started [...]

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Ahmadinejad offers US access to Iran’s nuclear scientists

September 24, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered the US and other Western powers access to scientists working in his country’s nuclear programme, according to a report by the Washington Post Thursday.
The offer – a confidence-building measure – was broached by Ahmadinejad while speaking with Post editors at the United Nations Wednesday.
He added that Iran would seek [...]

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Cancel veto rights of permanent security council members: Iran

September 24, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday said that dominance of several states in global affairs was “unacceptable” and called for the veto right of permanent members of the UN Security Council to be revoked.
“It is unacceptable that the UN and Security Council, which should represent the opinion of all nations and governments by democratic means, are [...]

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Germany to walk out at UN if Iran denies Holocaust

September 23, 2009 World

German diplomats are prepared to walk out in protest if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeats before the UN General Assembly his past denials of the Holocaust, Berlin officials confirmed Tuesday.
A foreign ministry spokesman confirmed a newspaper report that Germany would respond harshly to any anti-Semitic rhetoric during the speech this Thursday.
“We are seeking a common [...]

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EU condemns Ahmadinejad’s comments on Holocaust

September 21, 2009 World

The European Union Sunday strongly condemned comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying the Holocaust.
“The presidency of the European Union condemns statements by President Ahmadinejad at the Quds Day rally in Tehran, where he repeated denials of the Holocaust and of the right to exist of the state of Israel,” the EU statement said.
“Such statements [...]

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Iran ready for talks with world powers: Ahmadinejad

September 7, 2009 World

Iran is ready to hold talks with world powers over global issues, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday, adding “from our point of view, Iran’s nuclear issue is over”.
Ahmadinejad said: “We are prepared to sit down to hold talks.”
He, however, said Iran will neither halt uranium enrichment nor negotiate over its nuclear rights.
“From our point of [...]

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad nominates another woman for education ministry

September 7, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nominated another woman for the education ministry after his first female nominee was rejected by the parliament, a media report said Sunday.
Ahmadinejad has introduced parliament deputy Fatemeh Alia as replacement for the rejected Susan Keshavarz, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The parliament Thursday rejected both Keshavarz for the education and [...]

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West supported protests to take revenge: Ahmadinejad

August 27, 2009 World

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of supporting protests this summer against alleged election fraud because it wanted to retaliate against him and his policies of the past four years, the official news agency IRNA reported Thursday.
“They have been humiliated in the last four years and, therefore, wanted to take revenge by encouraging [...]

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