NCRI – Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Wednesday cancelled a planned visit to Iran after Tehran changed the meeting location from the capital to the missile test site of Semnan, the foreign ministry said.
"The visit of Foreign Minister Franco Frattini to Iran will not take place following Tehran's conditioning request to plan the protocol meeting with the Iranian president in a city other than the capital, in Semnan," the ministry said in a communique.
The communique made no mention of reported criticism over the planned trip, nor did it mention a missile test conducted Wednesday by Iran with a claimed range of 2000 Kilometers.
On Teusday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI ) called for the cancellation of the Italian Foreign Minister’s scheduled trip to Iran, warning that the Iranian regime will exploit Mr. Franco Frattini’s visit to bolster its own policies of intensifying suppression at home, exporting terrorism abroad, and speeding up its nuclear weapons program.
NCRI reiterated that such visits run counter to the Iranian people’s interests and serve to upset peace and tranquility in the region.
