Ahmadinejad Arrives in New York 2008/09/22
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran had these words to say during his striking speech at the United Nations General Assembly a few hours ago.
“The time has come for the IAEA to present a clear report to the international community on its monitoring of the disarmament of the nuclear powers and their nuclear activities”
The president of the Islamic republic stated that his government was open to dialogue and claimed the right to be handled according to international law. “The Iranian nation is for dialogue but it has not accepted and will not accept illegal demands,” Ahmadinejad said.
A few hours before delivering his speech, Ahmadinejad listened to the address by G.W. Bush, a man who has threatened to bring the Islamic Republic to it’s knees. He appeared pleasant and positive, waving several times toward the press gallery.
The US and Israeli senior officials did not reciprocate by honouring the Iranian people with their presence as their elected president addressed the assembly. The neo-conservatives absented themselves in shame.
According to IRIB, the president will attend the meeting of leaders of different faiths, a summit on Africa’s development, a meeting with Iranian elites, Iranian expatriates in the US, American students and media as well as heads of other countries, during his visit to the United states.
An Anti Iran rally organized by a Zionist group of Americans started crumbling a few days ago as wrangles between the political parties started to tear the event apart. On the big day, the state of opinion resembled New York’s beleaguered stock exchange floor as protesters carried placards denouncing the protest organisers.
General Debate of The United Nations 63rd Session (multimedia and text statements)
*Update regarding media: The press conference is in Farsi. For an English version, find our follow-up post (27 Sept) here at “This Little Light”
