Muslim trade summit overshadowed by Iran
The stand-off over Iran’s nuclear ambitions overshadowed trade talks opening on Bali today between leaders of Muslim-majority countries, with snipers on rooftops, anti-terror squads patrolling the resort and security posts on the beach.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to discuss how to boost economic and political cooperation, alleviate poverty, restructure debt and develop alternative energy sources.
