TEHRAN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran does not have any replacement for its newly-proposed UN ambassador who has been denied entry visa by the United States, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday.
"We do not have a replacement for Hamid Aboutalebi and we will pursue the issue through the available legal mechanisms in the United Nations," Iranian deputy foreign minister for legal affairs Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency.
"Based on the agreements, the host country of the UN office should fulfill its international obligations," said Araqchi.
On Friday, the White House said the United States has informed Iran that it would not grant a visa to its newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi, a member of the group responsible for the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
