Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Iran

Iranian President Not Planning World Cup Visit

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (center) training with the national soccer team on March 1 (file photo) (Fars)

April 9, 2006 -- Iran says President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, a soccer fan, will not be attending the World Cup finals in Germany in June and July.

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April 09, 2006

German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble had said Ahmadinejad was welcome to visit.

Ahmadinejad sparked worldwide controversy when he suggested the Holocaust was a myth. Several leading German politicians called for the Islamic Republic to be banned from the finals.

(AFP)

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