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EU-Iran relations now have two key aspects: nuclear weapons and Israel (Photo: EUobserver)

EU slams Iranian leader's holocaust remarks

EU member states meeting in Brussels are set to condemn Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over sensational remarks on Israel, and for denying the holocaust.

Mr Ahmadinejad made new headlines earlier this week, saying the holocaust is a "myth fabricated to create a Jewish state in the heart of the Islamic world."

Added to earlier remarks that the state of Israel is a "tumour" that should be moved to Europe or "wiped off the map", the latest remark has stoked fresh alarm among...

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EU-Iran relations now have two key aspects: nuclear weapons and Israel (Photo: EUobserver)

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