Ahmadinejad's UN visa approved

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The United States has approved a visa for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enable him to address the U.N. Security Council over Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said on Monday.

"We received the applications and have processed them," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Asked if that meant the visa had been approved, he said, "Yes."

The United States is at loggerheads with Iran over its nuclear program and Ahmadinejad wants to address the Security Council in New York before it votes on a resolution imposing new arms and financial sanctions against Tehran.

A draft resolution introduced to the council last week would ban all Iranian arms exports, but not imports, and freeze financial assets abroad of 28 individuals, groups and companies.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070319/pl_nm/iran_usa_ahmadinejad_dc_2

[azurnoir]

1. Interesting

didn't the US just arrest a few Iranian diplomats in Iraq?

[lyonn]

2. Good, what if we denied him a visa to address the U.N.

This is a no brainer, But, with this admin. they are crazy enough to try to deny him. Especially when he wants to address the issues that bushco claims to have absolute knowledge regarding his nuke production. Ahmad.... and bush are lacking in diplomacy skills, look like Ahmad..... has a bit better grasp of that or is trying to get in the good graces of the rest of the world. In any case, this has got to be a plus.

[951-Riverside]

3. I wonder where he's going to stay while here.