Iran does not need US approval for UN representative

Spokesman of the UN secretary general Stephane Dujarric said yesterday, commenting on Washington’s criticism of Hamid Abu Talebi as the Iranian representative to the UN, that Iran could choose any envoy for the international organization, ITAR-TASS reports.Dujarric added that any such discussions were a topic for the US and Iran, not the UN.

Spokesman of the UN secretary general Stephane Dujarric said yesterday, commenting on Washington’s criticism of Hamid Abu Talebi as the Iranian representative to the UN, that Iran could choose any envoy for the international organization, ITAR-TASS reports.

Dujarric added that any such discussions were a topic for the US and Iran, not the UN.