Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Iran said the United Nations was being ``manipulated for political purposes'' in its first official observance today of the memory of the Holocaust.
The UN's 191 member governments agreed on Nov. 1 to make Jan. 27 the annual ``International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust.'' The decision was taken by consensus in the General Assembly, which means Iran didn't formally object or call for a vote on the resolution.
Iran's mission to the UN explained its position on the measure in a note to the president of the General Assembly that was released today. While condemning genocide as a crime against humanity, the statement said ``rendering political judgments on such events and closing the door to any scientific scrutiny'' would impede efforts to prevent future atrocities.
"Regrettably, the Zionist regime has routinely attempted to exploit the sufferings of the Jewish people in the past as a cover for its crimes being perpetrated today against Palestinians in the occupied territories, including massacre,'' the statement said. "The international community should take strong action against such atrocities of the Zionist regime and not allow it to manipulate humanitarian sentiments.''
`Scientific Scrutiny'
The statement called for analysis of genocide with "scientific scrutiny'' without "arbitrary restrictions.''
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