40 years ago April 21, 1986: Iranian FM walks out
Indian Express·3h ago·Neutral
What Happened
April 1986: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati walked out of a non-aligned coordinating bureau night session in protest, while the conference appealed to Iran and Iraq to end their six-year war. A dam burst in Sri Lanka killed around 100 people and displaced 18,000.
Key Entities
Ali Akbar VelayatiIranIraqNon-aligned MovementKantalaiSri LankaColombo