IRANIAN PRESIDENT SUSPENDS VISIT TO ARMENIA

ITAR-TASS
Oct 23 2007
Russia

YEREVAN, October 22 (Itar-Tass) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
has suspended his visit to Armenia and leaves for home, ITAR-TASS
learnt at the press service of the Armenian president.

Unofficial sources name unforeseen circumstances emerged in Iran as
a reason for altering the visit programme.

In the morning, the Iranian head of state was to visit the memorial
to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and in the afternoon,
he was expected to address deputies of the Armenian parliament.

"Today’s program has been cancelled, and the Iranian president
is flying to Teheran," a representative of the presidential press
service said.