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Ghana�s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has in a meeting with the Iranian Ambassador to Ghana called for a resolution to the nuclear standoff betweenIran, Israel and other Western powers. He also called on Iran to consider opening up its nuclear facilities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) �to vindicate the integrity of the Iranian nuclear project�. President Rawlings who made the call during a courtesy call on him by the Iranian Ambassador to Ghana, Mohammad Soleymani on Monday, said Iran had suffered enough in the not too distant past, especially when Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein applied chemical warfare during the Iran-Iraq war. President Rawlings also met with the Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Rajinder Bhagat. Ambassador Soleymani recalled the �significant� role President Rawlings had played in consolidating the bilateral relations between Ghana and Iran as well as hiscontribution to democratic development in Ghana. He stated that President Rawlings� singular act of handing over power after his party lost elections in 2000 was a major milestone in democratic development on the continent.