Iran decries 'political' Nobel Peace Prize
"We note that the Nobel Peace Committee awarded the Peace Prize to a person who was convicted of repeated violations of laws and criminal acts," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement.
- World
- AFP
- Published Date: 08:05 | 06 October 2023
- Modified Date: 08:05 | 06 October 2023
Iran on Friday denounced the "biased and political" action by the Nobel committee for awarding jailed rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi the Peace Prize.
"We note that the Nobel Peace Committee awarded the Peace Prize to a person who was convicted of repeated violations of laws and criminal acts," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement.
"We condemn this biased and political move."
OTHER WORLD NEWS