Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Mexico meeting promotes Iran alliance


The Tehran Times reports today that a conference of Mexican labor parties met to propose an Iran-Latin America alliance to defend Iran's right to use peaceful nuclear technology.

The Times reports that representatives of 134 leftist parties from 35 countries attended the "Parties and the Modern Society" meeting and expressed disproval for U.N. Security Council resolutions protesting the country's nuclear activities.
A statement from the meeting read, "All attendees at the meeting announce their alliance with the Iranian nation to oppose imperialists' sanctions and they call for the swift abrogation of U.N. Security Council resolutions against Iran."

Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Mohammed-Hossein Qadari Abyanek, spoke at the meeting, criticizing Western pressure on Iran.

Read about it here.

Source: Tehran Times

Photo: Travel Earth, Tehran

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