(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Speaking in the Latvian capital Riga, Germany's top diplomat voiced 'full confidence in the compelling work' of the UN secretary general.
Westerwelle's remarks defending Ban's trip to Iran comes in the wake of intense US and Israeli arm-twisting to cancel plans for such a visit.
On Wednesday, a UN spokesman in New York said Ban would go ahead with the visit, despite pressure from Washington and Tel Aviv.
The UN chief has reportedly made a request to meet Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad on the sidelines of the NAM summit.
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