Iranian diplomat says severing ties was bad manners
Posted September 11, 2012 5:15 pm.
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An ousted Iranian diplomat is taking a parting swipe at Canada over its severing of diplomatic ties.
A statement attributed to the former charge d’affaires at the shuttered Iranian embassy was emailed to the CBC.
Kambiz Sheikh-Hassani says that the decision to close the embassy is unwise, uncivilized and hostile.
He says the move goes against traditional Canadian culture and etiquette.
The government of Iran is now looking for alternatives for providing consular services to Iranians in Canada.
The Conservative government declared last Friday it was ejecting Iranian diplomats from Ottawa and bringing Canadian representatives home.
