Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in New York, his website said Wednesday, boasting a crack in Europe's strained relations with Tehran.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Greek Prime Minister George
Papandreou in
New York
, his
website said Wednesday, boasting a crack in
Europe
's
strained relations with
Tehran
.
"Iran sees no limitations and obstacles to the expansion of ties and
cooperation between the two countries," the president.ir website quoted
Ahmadinejad as telling Papandreou at Monday's meeting.
"Palestine is the world's number one issue. It is about time the
United
States
and some Western governments
correct their past positions on
Palestine
and
recognize some rights for the Palestinians to resolve the problems,"
Ahmadinejad said.
Ahmadinejad is in
New York
with
other world leaders for the U.N. General Assembly.
"
Greece
welcomes the expansion of bilateral and regional ties with
Iran
,"
Papandreou was quoted as saying.
The European Union has had increasingly strained relations with Iran over its
controversial nuclear program, which Western governments fear is cover for a
drive for an atomic weapon, an ambition Tehran denies.
The bloc adopted tough sanctions of its own against
Tehran
earlier this year, over and above the four sets of punitive measures imposed by
the United Nations.
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