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Sun, 11/14/2010 - 18:59
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Iran protests to China on distortion of Persian Gulf name
Iran protested to China on Saturday for distorting the name of the Persian Gulf during the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games.
Iran's Ambassador to China Mehdi Safari told IRNA that separate notes of protest were sent to the Foreign Ministry of China and organizers of the Guangzhou 2010 on the issue.
While showing maps of countries on the big screens of the opening ceremony at the Asian Games, a map of Iran appeared for a few seconds with the fake name of 'Arabian' instead of 'Persian Gulf' on it, said the Iranian ambassador.
He stressed that the term 'Persian Gulf' was written in all international maps of Iran.
Safari added that officials of China's Foreign Ministry as well as organizers of the Asian Games have apologized for the incident admitting that the protest was completely relevant.
Immediately after Iran's protest, the Foreign Ministry of China issued an instruction which required all its affiliated bodies to pay due attention to the use of the correct name of the 'Persian Gulf' in the future.
Safari stressed that the distortion of the name of the Persian Gulf had nothing to do with Beijing's foreign policy and its attitude towards Iran but was instead a mistake made by the organizers of the Asian games.
The Iranian ambassador reassured the friendly ties between Iran and China.
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Iran's Ambassador to China Mehdi Safari told IRNA that separate notes of protest were sent to the Foreign Ministry of China and organizers of the Guangzhou 2010 on the issue.
While showing maps of countries on the big screens of the opening ceremony at the Asian Games, a map of Iran appeared for a few seconds with the fake name of 'Arabian' instead of 'Persian Gulf' on it, said the Iranian ambassador.
He stressed that the term 'Persian Gulf' was written in all international maps of Iran.
Safari added that officials of China's Foreign Ministry as well as organizers of the Asian Games have apologized for the incident admitting that the protest was completely relevant.
Immediately after Iran's protest, the Foreign Ministry of China issued an instruction which required all its affiliated bodies to pay due attention to the use of the correct name of the 'Persian Gulf' in the future.
Safari stressed that the distortion of the name of the Persian Gulf had nothing to do with Beijing's foreign policy and its attitude towards Iran but was instead a mistake made by the organizers of the Asian games.
The Iranian ambassador reassured the friendly ties between Iran and China.
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