maandag, september 06, 2004
Iran again hit out at Canada for complaining about the murder in custody here of Canadian-Iranian photographer Zahra Kazemi, saying Ottawa was only crying "crocodile tears".
In recent weeks Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew had upped his tone against Iran. News reports from Brussels widely quoted in the Tehran official press quoted him as saying that dialogue with the Islamic republic was a "farce" and that greater international pressure should be brought to bear on the clerical regime.
"We are confounded by him and his statements," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said. "We don't know on what basis he passes such hasty opinions. Zahra Kazemi was an Iranian. The Islamic republic's government is deeply sorry, it was a devastating accident but there is no need for the Canadians' crocodile tears."
Bron: AFP.
In recent weeks Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew had upped his tone against Iran. News reports from Brussels widely quoted in the Tehran official press quoted him as saying that dialogue with the Islamic republic was a "farce" and that greater international pressure should be brought to bear on the clerical regime.
"We are confounded by him and his statements," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said. "We don't know on what basis he passes such hasty opinions. Zahra Kazemi was an Iranian. The Islamic republic's government is deeply sorry, it was a devastating accident but there is no need for the Canadians' crocodile tears."
Bron: AFP.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 01:30
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