UN Rome Summit: Ahmadinejad of Iran to Visit

Show me someone who finds some excuse NOT to talk to their enemies, and I will show you someone who either doesn't want a Resolution, or is a Hypocrite, Ignorant or an Idiot.

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev said "We will bury you!" referring to the US, while addressing Western ambassadors at a reception at the Polish embassy in Moscow on November 18, 1956. Yet the US continued to maintain Diplomatic Ties.

After two decades of boycott that produced only greater animosity and posturing, President Richard Nixon visited China for one week in February 1972 in a first in formally normalizing relations between the United States and the China. who the US considered one of its biggest enemies. It was an historic break through in tensions.

Israel continually conducts talks with Hamas, although they are not widely reported. After Bush calls North Korea, Syria, and Iran. The Axis of Evil, we hold talks with North Korea ,and Syria,

Yet, many of our War Mongering Draft Dodging US Leaders, consider talking to Iran as Talking to Satan. ??????

While Ahmadinejad is in Rome, he indicated he would make himself available to talk to Berlusconi and the Pope.

Berlusconi's schedule "will not permit", while the Pope is "considering".

Ahmadinejad to Visit Rome in First Europe Trip

Union Tribune Signs on San Diego From Reuters May 28, 2008

ROME – Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make his first trip to Western Europe as president next week when he attends a U.N. conference in Rome on global food security, Italy's government said on Wednesday.

Iran has not announced Ahmadinejad's travel plans, but the Italian Foreign Ministry said the Iranian leader had already advised Rome that he intends to come for the June 3-5 summit.

Although Iran's nuclear ambitions are not on the agenda, Ahmadinejad's appearance alongside leaders including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon make it likely the nuclear issue will come up at media events or on the summit's sidelines.

Other leaders expected to attend the event include French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Italy's conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has ruled out a bilateral meeting with Ahmadinejad, the foreign ministry said, citing time constraints.

Western leaders fear Iran aims to build atomic weapons and the United Nations has hit Tehran with three rounds of sanctions since 2006, demanding it cease nuclear enrichment activities. Tehran has refused, saying its nuclear programme is peaceful.

It would be Ahmadinejad's first major appearance in the West since travelling last year to New York, where he addressed the U.N. General Assembly and spoke at Columbia University.

He visited Belarus in May 2007.

A diplomatic source said the Iranian leader has requested an audience with Pope Benedict.

Vatican sources said earlier this week it was not yet clear if the pope would meet individual heads of state attending the U.N. event or hold a collective audience for them to save time.

The Vatican has criticised Ahmadinejad for calling for Israel to be wiped off the map and the pope has repeatedly encouraged dialogue to resolve differences over Iran nuclear programme.

(Reporting by Roberto Landucci; Writing by Phil Stewart; Editing by Matthew Jones)

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