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Canada will reportedly boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the United Nations Wednesday in protest of his anti-Israel comments and repeated Holocaust denials.
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and other Canadian delegates will vacate their seats at the U.N. General Assembly's annual debate in New York when the Iranian president approaches the podium, the National Post said, citing an unidentified Canadian official.
"President Ahmadinejad's repeated denial of the Holocaust and his anti-Israel comments run counter to the values of the U.N. General Assembly, and they're shameful," the official told the newspaper. "He uses his public appearances to provoke the international community, and that is why Canada's seats will be empty."
U.S. State Department Noel Clay told FOXNews.com he knew of no plans to boycott Ahmadinejad's speech before the 192-member chamber.
"I can't predict what [Ahmadinejad] is going to say," said Clay, adding that the State Department had no additional information on the matter.
Canada to Boycott Ahmadinejad at U.N., Unclear if U.S. Will Join - Political News - FOXNews.com
Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and other Canadian delegates will vacate their seats at the U.N. General Assembly's annual debate in New York when the Iranian president approaches the podium, the National Post said, citing an unidentified Canadian official.
"President Ahmadinejad's repeated denial of the Holocaust and his anti-Israel comments run counter to the values of the U.N. General Assembly, and they're shameful," the official told the newspaper. "He uses his public appearances to provoke the international community, and that is why Canada's seats will be empty."
U.S. State Department Noel Clay told FOXNews.com he knew of no plans to boycott Ahmadinejad's speech before the 192-member chamber.
"I can't predict what [Ahmadinejad] is going to say," said Clay, adding that the State Department had no additional information on the matter.
Canada to Boycott Ahmadinejad at U.N., Unclear if U.S. Will Join - Political News - FOXNews.com
