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July 10, 2009

Iran-y

I wonder how long of an awkward pause this generated:

Iran has voiced concern over the recent clashes in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang where up to 150 people have been killed.

In a telephone conversation with Secretary General of the 56-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki voiced Iran's support for “the rights of Chinese Muslims”.

Posted by Joe on July 10, 2009 at 06:59 PM in Foreign Affairs | Permalink

Technorati Tags: Chinese Muslims, clashes, crackdown, deaths, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, killed, Manouchehr Mottaki, Organization of the Islamic Conference, police, the rights of Chinese Muslims, Uighurs, violence, Xinjiang

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