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| Ban's letter to Ahmadinejad not to be publicized |
| 2009-08-12 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sends a congratulatory message to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office. "The letter went out yesterday," said UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe. Okabe stated that Ban's letter was a "customary letter on occasion of inauguration," but added that the text would not be made public, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The UN routinely releases the content of such congratulatory messages, according to Reuters. Following the presidential election held on June 12 official results gave Ahmadinejad a second term in office. Defeated candidates and their supporter rejected the veracity of the official results, and the simmering discontent, sporadic street protests and televised mass trials of protesters and opposition figures still dominate Iran's political life. |
| Posted by:Fred |