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| Axis of Evil |
| Iraqi FM's visit to Tehran cancelled |
| 2003-01-07 |
| A planned visit by Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri to Tehran was cancelled amid strong opposition from parliament members, a prominent reformist deputy announced Tuesday. "In this sensitive situation, and as the count-down to the end of Saddam (Hussein)'s regime has started, and following protests from deputies, Naji Sabri's visit was cancelled," Nureddin Pirmoazzen said. He added that a hundred or so deputies had signed a letter threatening to move to impeach Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi if he accepted Sabri's visit, in remarks carried by the students' news agency ISNA. "We've got enough problems, being part of the Axis of Evil — we don't need the senior member popping in to hobnob with the turbans. Tell him we've got to wash or national hair or something..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |