Kofi Annan cancels Iran visit

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has cancelled a trip to Iran in response to increasing tension over its president’s call for Israel to be “wiped off the map”.

Kofi Annan cancels Iran visit
Fri, 04 Nov, 2005 - 20:07

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has cancelled a trip to Iran in response to increasing tension over its president’s call for Israel to be “wiped off the map”.

Annan, who will travel to the Middle East next week, announced today that it is “not an appropriate time” for him to go to Iran.

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