Tehran, YJC. “Disaster” is the name given by Larijani to the EUHR’s meeting with some human rights activists of Iran.
"The
EUHR Catherine Ashton having contact with some seditionist in her recent visit
to Iran and the statements that followed were a kind of disrespect for Iran,”
exclaimed Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Head of Iran’s Judiciary Branch.
He stated
"Of course we are not afraid of meetings and talks, but the recent actions were
strange since some Foreign Ministry officials stated that they had not been
aware of some of the meetings.”
Speaking
to high-ranking judiciary officials Larijani said that reports go that Mrs. Ashton
had placed as a prerequisite for her trip to Iran some visits based on human
rights concerns.
He added
"Agreeing to the trip with the conditions that some meetings are arranged
outside diplomatic norms is disastrous. It is still more disastrous to be
ignorant of such visits.”
"Where
in the world do they let a foreigner in and let them go wherever they choose
and see whoever they want? Has the country got no order?” he demanded.
He rejected
meetings outside diplomatic regulations as unacceptable and stated "If such a
trend is going to be continued and such actions be taken on such trips against the
country’s security and interests, the Judiciary Branch is going to take action
whose consequences will concern the Foreign Ministry.”