{"id":235292,"date":"2021-02-22T03:36:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T08:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235292"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:45:34","slug":"members-of-iranian-communities-demand-eu-to-adopt-a-firm-iran-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/members-of-iranian-communities-demand-eu-to-adopt-a-firm-iran-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of Iranian Communities Demand EU to Adopt a Firm Iran Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over 200 members of the Iranian communities in Europe, known as the Alliance for Public Awareness, have written a letter to Charles Michel, President of the Council of the European Union, demanding a firm policy vis-\u00e0-vis the inhumane mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs noted in our statement, any policy or approach towards the medieval regime ruling our nation must take into account on, the one hand, the mullahs’ complete disregard for the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Iranian people, its terrorism directed against dissidents on European soil, and its destabilizing activities in the Middle East,\u201d the letter said in part, signed by Dr. Sina Dashti.<\/p>\n

The full text of the letter and its accompanying statement<\/h2>\n

is as follows:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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February 22, 2021<\/p>\n

Excellency Charles Michel, President,<\/p>\n

Council of the European Union Rue de la Loi\/Wetstraat 175<\/p>\n

B-1048 Bruxelles\/Brussel Belgique\/Belgi\u00eb<\/p>\n

Excellency,<\/p>\n

As members of Iranian associations and communities outside of Iran, we bring to Your Excellency’s esteemed attention a statement signed by more than 200 members concerning the European Union’s policy vis-\u00e0-vis Iran.<\/p>\n

As noted in our statement, any policy or approach towards the medieval regime ruling our nation must take into account on, the one hand, the mullahs’ complete disregard for the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Iranian people, its terrorism directed against dissidents on European soil, and its destabilizing activities in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the EU must recognize and support the overwhelming majority of Iranians’ desire for change, reflected in three major uprisings since 2017.<\/p>\n

In this context, any policy that would provide this crisis-riddled regime with any lifeline would be detrimental to the Iranian people’s highest interests, as it would embolden the regime to continue its egregious human rights abuses, its terrorism, and its malign activities with impunity.<\/p>\n

We thank Your Excellency in advance for considering our concerns. Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Dr. Sina Dashti<\/p>\n

cc:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excellency Josep Borrel Fontelles,<\/p>\n

Vice President of the EU Commission, and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy<\/p>\n

Statement by Iranian Associations and Communities Outside of Iran Addressing the European Union, the UN Security Council, and the Member States<\/h3>\n

On February 4, 2021, a court in Belgium sentenced Assadollah Assadi<\/a>, a terrorist diplomat<\/a> of the Iranian regime, to 20 years of imprisonment. His three accomplices also received prison sentences ranging from 15 to 18 years. They were all convicted for plotting to bomb a large rally in support of the Iranian Resistance in Paris in June 2018. The court confiscated 450,000 Euros that Assadi\u2019s three accomplices had received from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and revoked their Belgian citizenship.<\/p>\n

According to the verdict, this major terrorist plot was coordinated in Iran, the explosive was made and tested in Tehran, and Assadi had transported it abroad via a commercial flight in an official diplomatic pouch. The terrorist plot’s main target was Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>. Had the plot not been foiled at the last minute by European law enforcement, the bombing would have left a large number of victims among the tens of thousands of participants, including hundreds of high-profile international luminaries.<\/p>\n

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Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi faces terrorism trial in Belgium court<\/div><\/div>
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