A classified cable from the US embassy in Paris in July 2009 has exposed the funny side of an EU plan to walk out of Iran leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inauguration ceremony if he made anti-Semitic comments.
Exposed by Wikileaks on Sunday (28 November) and based on an interview with France's acting Middle East director, Jean-Christophe Paucelle, the US note describes how EU diplomats attempted to co-ordinate ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.