(Copenhagen Post) The current Iranian ambassador to Denmark, Morteza Moradian, chose not to attend the traditional New Year’s reception at the Danish Parliament this year because he did not want to shake hands with a woman.
The official host of the party is the speaker of the House and, at the moment, it happens to be Pia Kjærsgaard.
In 2016 a similar incident happened when the then-Iranian ambassador, Himad Bayat, announced before the event that he would not shake the hand of a woman. When it was reported back to him that the handshake was not in fact optional, he simply disappeared, reports DR Nyheder.
