Lebanon PM blasts Ahmadinejad over recent statements

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati blasted Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his controversial statements during his recent visit to the disputed island of Abu Musa.

During a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi at the Grand Serail , Mikati said that Ahmadinejad’s statements “inflame the ongoing conflict in the region, at a time when we require awareness in order to strengthen the calm and security that reflect positively on all the countries of the region and contribute to their development,” according to a press release by Mikati’s office.

Mikati also blasted Ahmadinejad’s comments about the predominance of Iranian civilization and culture throughout the ages, saying that “Arab civilization has long spread its culture in the countries of the region and many parts of the world ”

During his visit Wednesday to the occupied island of Abu Musa island, which is claimed by the United Arab Emirates , Ahmadinejad said that the name “Persian Gulf” derives from the “culture, civilization and the dominant opinion” of the area, sparking critical reaction in the Arab world.

Ahmadinejad also added salt to injury by claiming that historical documents prove that “the Persian Gulf is Persian,” . Arabs generally refer to the sea as the Arabian Gulf.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned on Thursday its Ambassador to the Republic of Iran Saif Mohammed Obaid Al Zaabi for consultations in response to Ahmadinejad’s statements.

The Federal National Council (FNC) strongly denounced the visit of the Iranian President to the occupied UAE Island of Abu Musa, one of the three UAE Islands occupied by Iran.

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8 responses to “Lebanon PM blasts Ahmadinejad over recent statements”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Ahmadinejad lives in the past (except for suits 😉 with his master the ancient supreme beard, and confuses all the histories. What can one expect with that ego anyway?

    1. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      even his suits are crappy looking…they look like they just came out of the wash

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Ahmadinejad lives in the past (except for suits 😉 with his master the ancient supreme beard, and confuses all the histories. What can one expect with that ego anyway?

    1. antar2011 Avatar
      antar2011

      even his suits are crappy looking…they look like they just came out of the wash

  3. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Spreading, like a slow moving, cancerous growth.  Did it spread to Chavez??

  4. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Spreading, like a slow moving, cancerous growth.  Did it spread to Chavez??

  5. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    like this man or hate him [i do!] you have to admire this position here…..perhaps intended since the election in comming soon…
    he has to suck up to nasrullat after this or else he will be gone…..unless he was asked to comment like this….i dunno…
    anyway i don’t believe miqati can talk about that monkey najaad out of his own free will…

    ayway the monkey is not as popular with the khamenei as once he was when he paid a visit to south lebanon two years ago.

  6. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    like this man or hate him [i do!] you have to admire this position here…..perhaps intended since the election in comming soon…
    he has to suck up to nasrullat after this or else he will be gone…..unless he was asked to comment like this….i dunno…
    anyway i don’t believe miqati can talk about that monkey najaad out of his own free will…

    ayway the monkey is not as popular with the khamenei as once he was when he paid a visit to south lebanon two years ago.

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