Subsequently, the country's state-run media reported that Khatami strongly denied shaking hands and chatting with Katsav.From 1995 to 2005, Khatami's administration successfully reduced the rate of fall in the value of the Khatami recalled his strong opposition against holding an election his government saw as unfair and not free. "Morally and logically, we do not recognize the Zionist regime. The bills were approved by the parliament but were eventually vetoed by the Guardian Council. Support JVL. [Tahavolat, 98–138; Economic Trends, no. Moshe Katzav is an Israeli politician and former President of the State of Israel. "We cannot forget the reality: The Syrians have to stop terrorism emanating from Lebanon and put an end to the occupation of that country. On April 8, 2005 Katsav, sat near Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, also a native of Yazd, during the funeral of Pope John Paul II, because all world leaders present were arranged in alphabetical order by the name of their state.
Despite limited television airtime, most of which went to the conservative Speaker of Parliament and favored candidate Khatami supporters have been described as a "coalition of strange bedfellows, including traditional leftists...business leaders who wanted the state to open up the economy and allow more foreign investment" and "women and younger voters".Khatami is regarded as Iran's first reformist president, since the focus of his campaign was on the rule of law, democracy and the inclusion of all Iranians in the political decision-making process.

Earlier, Katsav said he had shaken hands with Khatami and Assad at the funeral on Friday. The Iranians have to halt their nuclear rearmament program, which directly threatens us," said Shalom, who also attended the funeral.
Private estimates indicate higher figures.Among 155 countries in a 2001 world survey, Iran under Khatami was 150th in terms of openness to the global economy. Little known internationally before becoming president, Khatami attracted attention during his first election to the presidency when he received almost 70% of the vote.On 8 February 2009, Khatami announced that he would run in the In October 2009, the award committee of the Global Dialogue PrizeKhatami was born on 14 October 1943, in the small town of Khatami's eldest sister, Fatemeh Khatami, was elected as the first representative of the people of Before serving as president, Khatami was a representative in the Running on a reform agenda, Khatami was elected president on 23 May 1997, in what many have described as a remarkable election. Katsav, who shook hands twice with Assad on Friday, said it was Assad who initiated the handshake.