UN should not pull punches on issue of total nuclear disarmament: Leader
Source: Tehran Times
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held separate meetings with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tehran on Wednesday.
Singh arrived in the Iranian capital on Tuesday and Ban arrived on Wednesday to attend the 16th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, which opens today and closes tomorrow.
During his meeting with the UN secretary general, Ayatollah Khamenei commented on the issue of global nuclear disarmament and said, “Do not show leniency toward any power in regard to the issue of nuclear disarmament and properly use the opportunity that has been provided to you.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran insists on (its) stance (regarding the establishment of) a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, and the United Nations should make serious efforts to allay the current concerns about nuclear weapons,” he added.
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