Canada closes Iranian embassy and kicks out diplomats
07 September 2012 Last updated at 10:54 ET
John Baird (seen here at an earlier event) said Iran was one of the worst violators of human rights
Canada
is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian
diplomats in Canada, Foreign Minister John Baird has said in a
statement.
Mr Baird also said that Iran had engaged in "racist anti-Semitic rhetoric and incitement to genocide".
Iranian diplomats have been given five days to leave Canada.
"Canada views the government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today," said Mr Baird's statement.
He also said that Iran had shown "blatant disregard" for the protection of diplomatic personnel.
"Under the circumstances, Canada can no longer maintain a diplomatic presence in Iran," he added.
Ottawa also designated Iran as a state-sponsor of terrorism and included it among a list of countries subject to travel warnings for Canadian citizens.
Labels: Government of Canada, Human Rights, Iran
posted by Pieface @ Friday, September 07, 2012
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