WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Reza Pahlavi of Iran was received, on
Friday, December 3rd, by John M. Fahey, Jr., President and CEO, of the
National Geographic Society for the purpose of bringing clarity to the issue
of National Geographic's recent usage of a secondary name (Arabian Gulf) for
the Persian Gulf.
"The meeting with Mr. Fahey was an in depth and thoughtful discussion of
the historic and academic facts regarding the Persian Gulf," said Reza Pahlavi
of Iran. "It was an opportunity to unequivocally express, on behalf of my
compatriots, our unwavering national position on the sole usage of the name
Persian Gulf."
"I am pleased to have been reassured by Mr. Fahey that the National
Geographic Society recognizes 'Persian Gulf,' as the undisputed historic name
of the body of water south of the Iranian plateau," the forty-four year old
political leader added.
During the meeting, National Geographic Society CEO, John Fahey, assured
Mr. Pahlavi that his organization was respectful and fully cognizant of the
level and depth of sentiment among Iranians on the matter, disclosing that his
organization was in the midst of an in depth study and reflection on the
merits of the use of a secondary name for the Persian Gulf.
Reza Pahlavi, who has been leading a campaign of political defiance
against the Theocracy of Iran, is the former Crown Prince of Iran. He is an
accomplished jet fighter pilot and graduate of US Air Force training program
at the former Reese Air Force Base. Author of Winds of Change, The Future of
Democracy in Iran, he is a Political Science graduate of the University of
Southern California.
The National Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit
educational and scientific organizations. Its magazine, the National
Geographic, is published in 24 languages with a global circulation spanning
every country.
SOURCE Secretariet of Reza Pahlavi
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Mr. Kamran Beigi, +1-202-498-4375, for
Secretariet of Reza Pahlavi
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