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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Mar. 17 – Iran’s Foreign Minister accused the European Union on Monday of carrying out human rights abuses.
“Iran is seriously concerned about human rights violations in Europe, especially [against"> Muslim prisoners in certain European countries”, Manouchehr Mottaki told visiting Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey in a meeting. His remarks were reported by the government-run news agency Mehr.
Calmy-Rey arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day visit.
Mottaki and Calmy-Rey held talks on bilateral relations and developments in the Middle East.
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