The U.N. Food Summit in Rome kowtowed to President Ahmadinejad in barring an Iranian journalist critical of the pint-sized tyrant from attending his address. After international criticism, however, the U.N. has apologized.
The United Nations apologised Wednesday to an Iranian journalist who was barred from a food summit in Rome, allegedly due to opposition from the Islamic state whose president was among participants here. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it was sorry after the incident involving Ahmad Rafat, an Iranian who works for the Italian news agency ADN-Kronos. “I hope Ahmad Rafat will accept the apologies of the organization and myself following this incident,” said FAO communications official Nick Parsons in a statement. Rafat was accredited for the three-day summit, but when he tried to enter Tuesday his accreditation was seized and he was told he was considered “a person not desired by Iranian authorities,” his agency reported.
Rafat’s crimes include publicizing the refusal of Italian officials and the Pope to meet with Ahmadinejad. Apparently the U.N. has different priorities.
