Today's Top Stories (June 15, 2009) - World reactions to disputed Iran election results
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today: âThe position of me and the United Nations is that the genuine will of the Iranian people should be fully respected.â
He added: âI have to watch ... this situation, how it evolves.â
European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, also said today that he was âconcerned by the latest images and news that arrived from Tehran. I hope very much that at the end of the day the will of the people will be respected.â
He added that although there was little expectation of a change in Iranâs nuclear policy as a result of the election, the EU was still hoping to continue discussing the issue.
British Foreign Secretary David Milliband also said today:
âThe very serious doubts that have been raised about the free and fair nature of the election counting process are obviously of major concern to many people in Iran.â
He added: âI think that in the very short term people will ...
