Tehran, YJC. Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats says the West needs to remove its sanctions on Iran one by one.
The Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and
Democrats and Member of the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda speaking to the
press in Tehran on Wednesday provided comments on the 2012 Sakharov Prize which
was given to two Iranians, saying "As for the Sakharov Prize I have to say that
the act has never meant to be against Iran, but one in defense of the
proliferation of law and the freedom of expression.”
"Meanwhile, we have to make the point that a small issue
must not stop the talks between Iran and the European Union,” he asserted.
In answer to a question by Fars regarding Iran’s limited
time to be allocated to the nuclear negotiations, Swoboda said "I think that
the EU and Iran have to work their way toward removing sanctions step by step.”
The Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and
Democrats added "Of course I agree with you that our time to do so is limited,
and that we both need to work toward understanding.”
The Austria representative to the EU Parliament also stated
that Iran and the EU need to start talks on human rights, adding "Of course
this does not mean that we would want to teach you, but will rather mean a
two-sided interaction between Iran and the EU.”