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September 24, 2009

Delegates Walk Out on Ahmadinejad
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later gave his address to a
half-empty General Assembly chamber. Ahmadinejad brushed off the massive
protests against his government following Iran’s recent disputed
elections.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “Our nation has successfully gone
through a glorious and fully democratic election, opening a new chapter
for our country in the march toward national progress and enhanced
international interactions. They entrusted me, once more, with a large
majority of this heavy responsibility.”

Ahmadinejad didn’t mention the standoff over Iran’s nuclear activities
and criticized the UN Security Council for concentrating power in a
small number of major world powers. At one point, scores of delegates
walked out of the room as Ahmadinejad criticized the Israeli government.



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