TEHRAN The director of the Center for Dialogue Among Civilization, Ataollah Mohajerani, here yesterday denied a report that he has registered his name as a candidate in the parliamentary by-elections scheduled for June 8.

The Persian daily **** Abrar **** cited an informed source as saying that Mohajerani registered his name at the Interior Ministry along with many other candidates who are vying for only one seat in the Tehran Constituency.