Egypt canceled the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister because of his unpleasant remarks |
September 3, 2010 – 3:34 amAccording to Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called the "betrayal" involved in the negotiations "under the dictation of the U.S." Egyptian President Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II, and expressed confidence that they do not lead to peace. In this regard, the head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Cairo was summoned to the Egyptian foreign ministry for an explanation. Assistant Foreign Minister Wafaa Bassim Egypt informed the diplomat that "in light of what happened decided to postpone the meeting of the NAM Troika." A new meeting date will be agreed at the upcoming consultations in New York in the meetings of the UN General Assembly. At the same time an Iranian diplomat was asked to explain the essence of speech Mottaki on the participation of Arab leaders in direct negotiations with ...