{"id":261536,"date":"2022-07-21T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=261536"},"modified":"2023-02-05T23:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T22:00:58","slug":"brussels-ignored-the-disastrous-consequences-of-iran-belgium-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/brussels-ignored-the-disastrous-consequences-of-iran-belgium-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Ignored the Disastrous Consequences of Iran-Belgium Treaty\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File photo: Iranians, supporters of the MEK rally in front of the Belgian parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After many flip-flops, the Belgian parliament approved a disgraceful treaty with Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy to swap prisoners. Cloaked under benign human rights values, this treaty paves the way for the release of the regime\u2019s diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi<\/a>, who masterminded a foiled plot to bomb the Iranian Resistance \u201cFree Iran World Summit\u201d in 2018 in Paris.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The treaty, initially and secretly signed in March 2022 with the Iranian regime, was adopted on July 20, with 79 votes in favor, 41 against, and 11 abstentions. The voting process lasted until midnight Wednesday, with Belgian opposition MPs strongly opposing this treaty. Many called the votes in favor of this disgraceful deal with Tehran \u201cvotes of shame\u201d and part of Europe\u2019s failed appeasement policy.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the Belgian government\u2019s intention to approve this deal at any cost became evident, the Iranian Resistance started an international mobilization. As a result, hundreds of letters of condemnation by renowned politicians and lawmakers from both sides of the Atlantic were sent to Belgian authorities. Many of the writers of these letters participated in the National Council of Resistance (NCRI) \u201cFree Iran\u201d rally in 2018<\/a> in France and were potential victims of Assadi\u2019s foiled plot. In addition, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the NCRI\u2019s main constituent group, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), held sit-ins in different countries, including Belgium, calling for a firm policy toward the Iranian regime.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many Belgian MPs strongly opposed this disgraceful deal and called for its immediate revocation. MP Theo Francken, who is also the former Belgian State Secretary for Migration, voiced his protest against the Iran-Belgium treaty. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the duty of the MPs to serve the public interest. The general interest of all compatriots, including that of the tens of thousands of Iranian dissidents in Belgium and the EU who are now even more afraid of being eliminated by the regime,\u201d he <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a> on his blog on July 18.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The disgraceful Iran-Belgium treaty is a spectacular failure, strategically and morally. It is not only undermining the global fight against terrorism but also serves as a green light to the godfather of terrorism in Tehran to wreak havoc in Europe.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On July 19, before the Belgian parliament’s vote, the Kayhan daily, whose editorial guidelines are directed by the Iranian regime Supreme Leader, used the case of Hamid Noury to publicly threaten the EU with more hostage-taking. Noury was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday due to his role in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Appeasement invites aggression<\/p>\n

On July 19, prior to the #Belgian<\/a> parliament's vote, the Kayhan daily, whose editorial guidelines are directed by the #Iranian<\/a> regime Supreme Leader, used the case of #HamidNoury<\/a> to publicly threaten the #EU<\/a> of more hostage taking. 1\/4 pic.twitter.com\/HmP6Ee1mVv<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n