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Iran-EP: Refer Iranian regime's nuclear file to UN Security Council - Euro MP |
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Saturday, 19 November 2005 |
 NCRI - Tunne Kelam, Member of the European Parliament from Estonia,
addressed a rally of 35,000 Iranians in Brussels on November 7. The
following is an excerpt of his speech:
We have gathered here today to call on the European Union to refer Iran
to the Security Council and to denounce the unjust labelling of the
Iranian opposition as terrorists and to support the Iranian people in
their just cause for freedom and democracy.
EU is based on common values – democracy, respect of Human Rights and basic liberties, freedom and dignity for every person.
These values are indivisible – if we are serious in implementing them
in EU countries, we must be equally serious and clear in supporting
them in all parts of the world, including Iran.
The regime governing Iran today is a challenge to these values. In
addition, the Mullah’s regime is clearly heading towards its goal – to
provide Iran with nuclear weapons. The new president of Iran has
threatened to wipe out Israel.
Unfortunately, the EU response to this challenge has been ambiguous and
inconsistent. My personal experience of living under the Soviet
terrorist dictatorship for 50 years of my life has taught me that the
policy of appeasement will never bring victory to the democratic
forces. It will only hep to strengthen the position of dictatorships
and gain time to carry out their goals – spreading terrorism and
gaining control of nuclear weapons.
In fact, the EU today is applying double standards in its foreign
relations. It is still keeping the main political opposition force,
People’s Mojahedin Organisation on a list of terrorist organisations
while believing in its ability to achieve agreements with an openly
terrorist regime in Tehran. How can a change of this oppressive
anti-democratic regime be achieved if the main political opposition
force is switched out of the process to the satisfaction of mullahs in
Iran? Is the EU really serious in concerns about democracy and Human
Rights in our immediate neighbourhood? Continuing such a policy of
appeasement could only undermine further the credibility of EU CFSP.
The solution of EU FM-s having their meeting today can only be: to
refer Iran’s case to the Security Council without any hesitation or
delay and to give a chance to the Iranian Opposition, instead of
curbing its activities. Otherwise, the only option would be
co-responsibility for perpetuating the military intervention with huge
political and human cost.
I say:” Give Mojahedin A Chance”
If the EU is serious about bringing democratic change in Iran, the only
solution is to support the call by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, who said in the
European Parliament in December that change can only be accomplished by
the Iranian people and its Resistance. We must not hinder this
Resistance movement by labelling the People’s Mojahedin as terrorists.
When you label the only legitimate opposition to the mullahs’ regime in
Iran a terrorist organisation, you are denying the right of a nation to
resist against dictatorship. You are also denying the rights of
political refugees who have escaped the clutches of the regime. In Iran
they cannot voice their support for the Resistance, and now in Europe
they still can’t speak out against the regime. They can no longer
announce their support for the Resistance, because if they did so they
would be considered terrorists.
The recent comments made by Ahmadinejad, clearly shows that we are not
facing a normal regime or politician. This is a theocratic state which
must go. When the People's Mojahedin (PMOI) is in this list, this stops
any democratic developments in Iran. Nobody can talk about democracy in
Iran, when the West is blacklisting the main opposition and imposing
many restrictions on their supporters.
So I would like to call on our European leaders to seriously reconsider
their previous policies with Iran and especially their repressive and
unjust attitude towards the PMOI.
The declaration signed by 260 MPs and MEPs from 22 European countries,
said that "Removal of the PMOI from the terrorism list can be the most
influential factor in compelling the Iranian regime to comply with
international law."
I absolutely agree with what I just read. I would like to conclude by
expressing my best wishes to our brothers and sisters in Ashraf Camp in
Iraq, whose resistance against all the pressures and conspiracies of
the mullahs is an inspiration to all of us.
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