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Iran Economy Minister cancels US visit after entourage refused visa for IMF meeting

24 October 2019 16:40 (UTC +04:00)

Iran’s Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand called off his trip to Washington, DC, after the US government denied the members of his accompanying delegation visas for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), APA reports citing Tasnim.

After canceling his visit to the US for the annual IMF gathering, Dejpasand sent a letter to President of the World Bank Group David R. Malpass –a former American government official- to express Tehran’s protest against the Washington government for placing unnecessary obstacles in the way of the Iranian delegation’s trip and for imposing illegal, unprecedented and hostile restrictions on the Islamic Republic.

He also denounced the US move to refuse visa to members of the Iranian delegation who were supposed to take part in the IMF and WBG annual meeting 2019.