"Mottaki was due to take part in the Mideast security conference in Bahrain, but he was unable to finalize his trip," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini told reporters.
Hosseini said the Foreign Minister's busy schedule contributed to his last minute change of plans.
The Manama Dialogue, organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, provides a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges.
Iran says a busy schedule has kept its Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki from attending the regional Mideast security confab in Manama.
"Mottaki was due to take part in the Mideast security conference in Bahrain, but he was unable to finalize his trip," Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini told reporters.
Hosseini said the Foreign Minister's busy schedule contributed to his last minute change of plans.
The Manama Dialogue, organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, provides a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges.
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