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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States rejected on Thursday the idea of a debate between U.S. President
George W. Bush
and his Iranian counterpart Mahmud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations later this
month.
"There's not going to be a steel-cage grudge match
between the president and Ahmadinejad," White House spokesman Tony Snow said at
a briefing.
"The president will deliver his speech, and at some
other juncture, President Ahmadinejad, if the General Assembly so decides, will
speak. This is not going to be a UN version of ' Crossfire,'" Snow said.
Bush will address the UN General Assembly on Sept. 19
and Ahmadinejad is also expected to attend the UN General Assembly.
Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that he was willing to
hold a debate with Bush at the UN General Assembly in mid-September in New York.
"We hope to take our forthcoming visit to New York to
attend the UN General Assembly as an opportunity to hold a debate without any
censorship," he said. "This will allow the people, especially the Americans, to
watch and hear the debate." Enditem
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