Iran Endorses Proposed UN Envoy despite US Obstructionism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman said Hamid Abutalebi, the country’s proposed ambassador to the United Nations, richly deserves the new post, while the US Senate has passed a legislation to bar him from entering the US, the host country to the UN.
The US Senate passed a legislation on Monday seeking to bar Iran's proposed UN ambassador, Hamid Abutalebi, from entering the US.
In reply, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham stressed on Tuesday that Abutalebi has definitely the merit of representing Iran in the global body, and applauded him for his stellar record of diplomatic missions in Europe and Australia.
“We have picked our ambassador (to the UN). The United Nations headquarters is located in the US, and we have been in correspondence with the relevant channels and officials in the US for visa issuance,” she said in her weekly press conference here in Tehran.
Afkham underlined that Tehran will follow the case through diplomatic channels, and added, “Any official response from the official channels will be the criterion for our subsequent decision and measure.”
