[extropy-chat] FWD (PvT) In a way, I would welcome this

[Terry W. Colvin]

Since it would more or less be the end of this organization.

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_3795.shtml

Iran Mullah President Considered for UN
Sec-Gen Post
Persian Journal

Iran News
Iran Mullah President Considered for UN
Sec-Gen Post
 
Sep 17, 2004, 10:11

Iran plans to propose President mullah Mohammad
Khatami to become the next United Nations Secretary
General, IRNA reported.

Chairman of Iran's House of Political Parties Hassan
Ghafourifard said he would discuss the issue with Khatami
soon, and that a special committee would be formed to
follow up due proceedings. He said he had been informed
that the next UN secretary general would be elected
from Asia at the recent International Conference of
Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Beijing.

Ghafourifard added that the nomination of Thai Foreign
Minister Surakiart Sathirathai for the post had provoked
him to lobby for Khatami considering his "creditable
cultural and political background" as Iran's president. "I
have proposed Khatami for the post by considering the
fact that he initiated the idea of 'Dialogue Among
Civilizations' against Hantington's 'Clashes of
Civilizations' and also that 2001 was named as the Year of
Dialogue Among Civilizations after Khatami's initiative," he
said.
Ghafourifard further highlighted the efforts of President
Khatami to promote the policy of detente in the
international community as another reason for proposing
him to win the UN post of secretary general.


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