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U.S. delegation leaves Tunisian constitution celebration after spat with Iranian official

08 February 2014 02:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA.U.S. delegation walked out of an official ceremony to celebrate Tunisia's new constitution on Friday after a senior Iranian official made "inappropriate" statements regarding the United States and Israel, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Ali Larijani, chairman of the Iranian parliament, criticized during the ceremony "the U.S. meddling in other countries' affairs. " He accused the United States and Israel of standing behind many conspiracies in the region, prompting the U.S. delegation to leave the session.

In a response, the U.S. embassy in Tunis said in a statement that what was intended to be a ceremony honoring Tunisia's achievements was used by the Iranian representative as a platform to denounce the United States.

At least 40 delegations from a number of countries attended the ceremony to celebrate Tunisia's new constitution that was approved by the parliament on Jan. 26.