Rome (APCOM*), Feb 5, 2010 – Iran cannot be negotiated with and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) must be blacklisted in the EU because “they are akin to Hitler’s brown shirts,” says Andrea Ronchi, Italy’s European Policy Minister. She made the comments as part of a delegation accompanying Prime Minister Berlusconi during bilateral meetings with the Israeli government.
Ronchi said: Europe has delayed. Everyone says that there should be a united foreign policy in Europe, but then they continue with their silence in the face of the degradation and insult perpetrated against thousands of citizens who struggle for democracy. In practice, the Iranian regime is also pushing ahead with its nuclear program and pursues a frightening anti-Semitic policy like the one in the year 900 which created fear and terror in Europe.
Ronchi added that in her view Europe is not doing anything. It is turning the other way and ignoring what is happening. By staying quiet, Europe is taking the risk of creating a cover which can ultimately be regarded as support for the regime’s behavior, she said.
She added, the silence of some Muslim organizations places pressure on her, and she would like to know what the Italian Democratic Party thinks of it. “I want to know , are they at a point that they can take a stance with regards to the black list?” Ronchi asked.
* This is the English translation of the report by APCOM
