TEHRAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Wednesday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad canceled a planned trip to AU summit because he was "too busy," the official IRNA news agency reported.

    "The president called off the trip because he was too busy and the visit was not among his top priorities," Qashqavi said.

    "It had been decided that the president would travel to Libya to attend the African Union Summit on Wednesday, but the plan was canceled," the semi-official Fars news agency reported in an earlier report.

    IRNA reported on Tuesday that Ahmadinejad would attend the African Union summit.

    On Monday, an announcement of the Guardian Council, Iran's top legislative body, confirmed Ahmadinejad's re-election in the disputed June 12 presidential election.

Iranian president cancels trip to AU summit

    TEHRAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cancelled his trip to the African Union Summit in Libya Wednesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

    "It had been decided that the president would travel to Libya to attend the African Union Summit on Wednesday, but the plan was cancelled," Fars said, without giving any reason.  Full story