Iranian Ambassador summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Press release 395/2005
21 December, 2005


Iranian Ambassador to Finland Javad Kajouyan Fini was today on 21 December summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to explain the statements by the Iranian President attacking Israel. In his latest comment on 14 December, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust of the Jewish people during the second world war "a myth".

Secretary of State Arto Mansala received Ambassador Fini and stated Finland's unreserved condemnation concerning President Ahmadinejad´s statements.

Further information: Second Secretary Anssi Leino, Unit for The Middle East and North Africa, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, tel. +358 9 1605 6479