Wednesday, 15 August 2012

The Latest from Iran (15 August): Ahmadinejad in Saudi Arabia

0605 GMT: He may be catching a lot of criticism for leaving Iran amidst the tragedy and turmoil of the two earthquakes and the aftershocks in East Azerbaijan Province. He is unlikely to get much of significance out of the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Mecca.

But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did get his picture taken with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah:

 

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Ministry tried to put down a marker, saying it will not agree to any OIC attempto to expel Syria, claiming the proposal arose because "Muslim countries have not been paying attention to Israeli plots in the Middle East". 

On Monday, OIC foreign ministers agreed to suspend Syria from the organisation. 

 


from EA WorldView: EA Iran

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