Ali Akbar Salehi

New Foreign Minister approved by Majles

AFP: Iran's parliament on Sunday officially endorsed atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi as the Islamic republic's foreign minister, who told lawmakers the nuclear issue was a key part of foreign policy. Salehi's candidacy was endorsed by 146 of the 241 lawmakers who voted in the conservative-dominated parliament on Sunday, state television reported on its website. "The nuclear issue is one of the important agendas of the foreign policy," Salehi said in his address to the parliament prior to the vote. Salehi, 61, who is also a vice president, oversees Iran's nuclear programme and during his tenure the country's first nuclear power plant has come on line >>>

Views of Majles deputies who opposed Salehi's nomination:

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iamfine

He can be a good candidate

by iamfine on Sun Jan 30, 2011 07:04 PM PST

With his educational background in the nuclear technology and the ability to speak several languages (Arabic and English), he can be of great asset to the country. We should note that was graduated from university of Beirut and PhD from MIT. Moreover, he was involved in numerous projects within the country and abroad.


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Nader Vanaki

وزرای امور خارجه

Nader Vanaki
Sun Jan 30, 2011 05:29 PM PST

از ابتدای انقلاب یک بیولوژیست، یک پزشک اطفال، یک متخصص علوم آموزشی، و حالا هم متخصص علوم هسته ای، فکر کنم تا زمان ظهور یک دکترای علوم سیاسی در عرصه دیپلماسی کشور باید در انتظار بود.  یعنی که حالا حالاها کسی که یک عمر علوم سیاسی خونده و در کادر وزارت امور خارجه کار کرده به سوابق شایان هیج کدوم از این وزرای قبلی دست نخواهد یافت.  اقلاً همون رجایی خراسانی یا ظریف رو نیگه می داشتن تا حالا هم به اندازه یه وزیر کار بلد بودن.

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divaneh

He confused the hell out of me

by divaneh on Sun Jan 30, 2011 05:27 PM PST

I understood everyone before him but this Salehi talks like his speech was written by the speech writers of the Qajar era. Out of every 10 words, 9 of them were unnecessary. Poor foreign dignitaries.


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