Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address a United Nations conference in New York next month to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which Iran is accused of violating in its apparent pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
A U.S. diplomat confirmed that Washington has “responsibilities as the host country” of the U.N. to grant the Iranian president a visa. Mr. Ahmadinejad has visited New York the past few years on a U.S. visa to address the General Assembly’s annual general debate.
A U.N. official said it was “established legal practice” for the U.S. to grant visas to any head of state or government that seeks to attend a U.N. conference. He said it was based on the host-country agreement with the U.S. and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The U.S. has in the past granted visas to leaders it considered controversial, such as Cuban President Fidel Castro and Yasser Arafat, the late president of the Palestinian Authority. The obligation only applies to a head of state or government, the U.N. official said. In 1988, the U.S. denied Mr. Arafat a visa on security grounds, a move denounced by the General Assembly in a 151-2 vote. The meeting was moved to Geneva so Mr. Arafat could attend.
Ban Ki-moon, U.N. secretary-general, told reporters Wednesday he hoped Mr. Ahmadinejad would be coming with concrete proposals to end the standoff on Iran’s nuclear program but that so far he wasn’t aware of any.
(Source: WSJ)
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Don’t forget to come out and protest this nazi.
When he gets here, can he be arrested based on his own statements that he intends to commit genocide?
I would love it if Israel made him disappear.
He can stay with his friends from the Neturyeh Kartah in Monsey
Maybe Israel can pull a “Dubai” on him. It will be much cheaper than an aerial assault.
PachadYitzchakFan:
That would be amazing but America would never forgive Israel for doing it on their soil. It would be the mess of all messes.
I hope Obama doesn’t bow to him.
You are right WellInformedYid,
Just wishfull thinking.
#2
Unfortunately while he is in the US he will enjoy dipl;omatic immunity. Therefore, all we can do is declare him personna non grata if he violates a US law while here.
Of course, a Mafia hit or some similar event would remove him and his immunity.
considering the fact that the current pres wants and is leading us to be a 3rd world nation why would he try to stop Ahmadinejad from coming to the USA?? I think best we could hope for is Ahmadinejad plane crashes while in route.
Kosherkid don’t be surprised if Obama does bow to him. one Muslim to another!!!!!
When it was Arafat who was coming to town, NYC had a mayor with real onions in his gut.
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