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5/28/06

Gulfnews: Ahmadinejad wants Europe on his side

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Ahmadinejad wants Europe on his side

Berlin/Tehran: Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted yesterday as saying European nations should stand by his country in the dispute over its nuclear programme or suffer damages. According to an excerpt of an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine Ahmadinejad also said he still has not decided whether to visit Germany during next month's World Cup soccer tournament. "They are losing their reputation," Ahmadinejad said, referring to European nations that have worked with the United States to hinder Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the nuclear conflict, the Europeans "should stand on the side of Iran", Der Spiegel quoted him as saying. Otherwise "they will carry the damages from that."

But Ahmadinejad added Iran was interested in improving what he called "already good relations" with Europe.

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