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September 23, 2007

Iranian President to Explain Iran's World Views at UN
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1999F5A:A6F02AD83191E160DFE69DE223E599A09574F7DCC14957C0 Iran's Ahmadijejad
had wanted to place a wreath at the site of the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attack in New York.  However, local authorities denied the
request





Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves as he boards his plane
leaving Tehran, Iran, Sunday, 23 Sept. 2007, for New York to attend
the U.N General AssemblyIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has left
Tehran for a visit to the United States, where he says he wants to
explain Iran's views on solving world problems.

The Iranian president is scheduled to arrive in New York Sunday for a
visit that has him appearing at a Columbia University forum Monday.

Mr. Ahmadinejad also is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly
Tuesday.  He has visited the United States to address the world body
in each of the last two years.

Before leaving for the United States, Mr. Ahmadinejad told reporters
today that he looks forward to presenting Iran's views about world
problems to Americans.  He said Americans have been denied a chance to
hear different voices.

The Iranian president had wanted to place a wreath at the site of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attack in New York.  However, local
authorities denied the request.

Mr. Ahmadinejad has made controversial comments since becoming
president of Iran, including denial of the extent of the Holocaust, in
which an estimated six million Jews were killed during World War Two. 
He also has called for the Jewish state of Israel to be wiped off the
map.

The Iranian president insists that Tehran has the right to develop a
nuclear program, which he has said is for peaceful purposes.  However,
the United States and other Western nations accuse Iran of trying to
develop nuclear weapons.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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