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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:13 |
TEHRAN (AFX) - Iran said it would be ready to receive any special envoy sent by French President Jacques Chirac for talks on the Middle East.'The rank of the French envoy does not pose any problem and the person would be received by his Iranian counterpart of the same rank,' said top Iranian national security official Ali Larijani, according to the ISNA agency.'Iran has no reason to adopt a cold attitude towards the French request to send an envoy,' he added.The French foreign ministry yesterday confirmed it was discussing plans to send a special envoy to Iran to discuss are gional issues' including Lebanon and Israel's right to exist.newsdesk@afxnews.comafp/twCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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