Holocaust Denial Conference

Statement on Holocaust Denial Conference Sponsored by Iranian Regime

President of Iran Addresses General Debate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly,

The United States condemns the conference on the Holocaust convoked by the Iranian regime on Monday in Tehran. While people around the world mark International Human Rights Week and renew the solemn pledges of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which was drafted in the wake of the atrocities of World War II, the Iranian regime perversely seeks to call the historical fact of those atrocities into question and provide a platform for hatred. The gathering of Holocaust deniers in Tehran is an affront to the entire civilized world, as well as to the traditional Iranian values of tolerance and mutual respect. The United States will continue to support those in Iran and elsewhere who seek to promote human rights and dignity, and will stand with them in their efforts to overcome oppression, injustice, and tyranny.

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# # # For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, December 12, 2006
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