13 Nov 2024
Tuesday 4 October 2016 - 18:18
Story Code : 234025

Iranian FMs meeting with German vice-chancellor cancelled

TEHRAN (Tasnim) After a controversy about comments on Iran by Germanys vice-chancellor and minister of economy, who is now in Tehran, his planned meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was cancelled on Tuesday.

Sigmar Gabriel had been also scheduled to hold talks with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani earlier in the day, but that meeting was called off as well.

Heading a business delegation, the German vice chancellor arrived in Tehran on Monday.

Gabriel had told Der Spiegel recently that Tehran and Berlin could enjoy amicable relations only when Iran accepted Israels right to exist.

He had also announced plans to raise concerns about Irans role in the war in Syria and its human rights record during his visit to Tehran.

The comments sparked bitter controversy in Iran, with Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani saying he would have never permitted such a person to visit Iran if he had been in the administration or the Foreign Ministrys shoes.

By Tasnim News Agency
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