The EU will respect the outcome of the Iranian presidential elections, its Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said on Saturday (June 13) during a visit to Lebanon.
"We will respect what the Iranian people decide with their vote," said Solana.
Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad resoundingly won Iran's election, preliminary official results showed on Saturday, but his moderate challenger alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself.
The level of the incumbent's support, ... Read more

The EU will respect the outcome of the Iranian presidential elections, its Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said on Saturday (June 13) during a visit to Lebanon.
"We will respect what the Iranian people decide with their vote," said Solana.
Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad resoundingly won Iran's election, preliminary official results showed on Saturday, but his moderate challenger alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself.
The level of the incumbent's support, roughly twice as many votes as former Prime Minister Mirhossein Mousavi with most ballots counted, confounded analyst predictions of a tight race.
A bitterly fought campaign generated intense excitement inside Iran and strong interest around the world, with policymakers looking for signs of a change in Tehran's approach in a long-running row with the West over its nuclear ambitions.
Solana said the EU backed the U.N. sanctions approved on Friday (June 12) on North Korea.
"The U.N. Security Council resolution that was approved unanimously yesterday is something that of course we respect and we support," said Solana.
North Korea said on Saturday it would start a uranium enrichment programme and vowed to weaponise all of its plutonium in response to U.N. punishment for its nuclear test.
Pyongyang also threatened military action if the United States and its allies tried to isolate it.
The Security Council approved a resolution on Friday which banned all weapons exports from North Korea and most arms imports into the state. It authorised U.N. member states to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo, requiring them to seize and destroy goods shipped that violate the sanctions. Close