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Sunday, March 29, 2015
Rafsanjani cancels Saudi visit

Code: 81554488 (4577022) | Date: 29/03/2015 | Time: 20:29|
Rafsanjani cancels Saudi visit
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Tehran, March 29, IRNA – Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani,
who now chairs the state Expediency Council, has called off his visit to
Saudi Arabia, his senior aide announced on Sunday.

'Rafsanjani's visit to Riyadh has been cancelled,' Qodratollah Alikhani, the
EC chairman’s senior advisor, told FNA in Tehran on Sunday.

He further said Rafsanjani condemned the Saudi aggression against Yemen
during his meeting with senior Iranian officials on Saturday, and called off
his visit to Riyadh in protest at the Saudi aggression against Yemen.

Rafsanjani, who is known to have had very good relations with senior Saudi
officials when he was in power as Iran's president, on Saturday voiced deep
concern over the ongoing crisis in Yemen, and said the Saudi attack on Yemen
means playing with fire.

'Unfortunately, some Arab countries on lame excuses and with aimless
bombardments in Yemen have committed a clear and dangerous mistake and, in
fact, they have started playing with fire,' Rafsanjani said, addressing a
group of Iranian officials in Tehran.

He blasted the few Arab countries that have formed an anti-Yemen coalition
led by Saudi Arabia, saying, 'They have not taken the slightest effective
action against the Quds occupying regime for over 50 years, but have become
united against a regional Muslim state which is quite regrettable.'

On Saturday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned
Saudi Arabia against the dire consequences of Yemen invasion, describing the
move as 'a strategic mistake'.

'The Saudi military attack on Yemen is a strategic mistake,' Amir
Abdollahian said.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister also cautioned that the Saudi attack on
Yemen's infrastructures and people is unacceptable.

Amir Abdollahian also cautioned that the Saudi aggression has negative
consequences for the region and the Muslim World, and said, 'Riyadh should
not forget that Saudi Arabia's military presence in Bahrain has created a
more complicated situation for the Bahraini people.'

'Riyadh should not count on US support for its military invasion of Yemen,'
he added.

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