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Germany To Push For EU Condemnation Of Ahmadinejad's Comments

December 12, 2005

Iranian President Ahmadinejad at a military parade, September 2005 (epa)

Iranian President Ahmadinejad at a military parade, September 2005 (epa)

12 December 2005 -- Germany says it will ask leaders attending an EU summit this week to sign up to a joint declaration condemning Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's latest comments on Israel.


The announcement was made on 12 December by a spokesman of the German government, who said Ahmadinejad's words were "terrible and unacceptable."


In remarks last week, Ahmadinejad cast doubt on the extent of the Holocaust and called on Israel to be "relocated" to European soil. The United Nations and many world leaders condemned the remarks.


In October, the Iranian president said Israel should be wiped off the map.


The EU summit takes place in Brussels on 15-16 December.


(AFP)
 
 
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