Tuesday, January 17, 2006

German deputy fm in favor of travel restrictions on Iranian politicians

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzzi.
According to Chinese newspaper Xinhua, German deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler said he favored imposing travel restrictions on Iranian politicians as a more effective way of exerting pressure on Tehran. Erlers interview was aired on German radio on Sunday, January 15th. He said that travel restrictions would have "an extraordinary unpleasant impact."

The remarks came after the British, French and German foreign ministers met here on Thursday to talks on a response to Iran's resumption of nuclear activities.