Geneva, 22 April-(ANA)-UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "misused" an anti-racism conference at which he called Israel a racist state.
The Iranian president's speech sparked wide condemnation and a walkout by EU delegates. Iran criticised Mr Ban's comments as "one-sided".
The UN said Mr Ahmadinejad had dropped language from his speech describing the Holocaust as "ambiguous and dubious".
Meanwhile, conference delegates adopted a resolution against racism.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said the declaration, which also covered issues such as xenophobia and intolerance, was an answer to Mr Ahmadinejad's tirade.
She said the document included a line stating that "the Holocaust must never be forgotten," and that Iran, as a participating state, had signed up to it. (ANA)
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