Statement by Erin Pelton, Spokesperson, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, September 26, 2012

Erin Pelton
Spokesperson United States Mission to the UN 

New York, NY

September 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Over the past couple of days, we’ve seen Mr. Ahmadinejad once again use his trip to the UN not to address the legitimate aspirations of the Iranian people but to instead spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against Israel. It’s particularly unfortunate that Mr. Ahmadinejad will have the platform of the UN General Assembly on Yom Kippur, which is why the United States has decided not to attend.

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