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| Rumors of Iran FM's resignation denied |
| 2002-05-28 |
| Rumours that Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has resigned have been denied by the foreign ministry's spokesman. "This report has no validity," ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi told the centrist Entekhab paper. On Monday, Akbar Alami, a member of the pro-reform parliament's National Security Commission, told the paper that Kharazi's resignation had been discussed during a meeting of the commission. Meanwhile, the same paper quoted MP Jalal Jalayizadeh as saying that he and other members of the chamber had signed a petition for the impeachment of Kharazi because his ministry "lacks firmness in pronouncing the country's stance on foreign affairs." That means he doesn't put enough vitriol in his statements. There have been rumors Khatami's ready to hang it up, too. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |