Tehran, YJC. Afkham has rebuffed the EU Parliament's action in passing a resolution against Iran concerning human rights.
The Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic
Republic of Iran addressing the EU Parliament's recent action against Iran in
terms of human rights said "At a time when the Islamic Republic of Iran
and the EU have taken considerable preliminary steps to solve mutual concerns,
the EU Parliament's new position concerning human rights and mentioning
unrealistic things especially about elections in Iran are quite
unacceptable."
Marzieh Afkham further stated "The EU Parliament's action in
passing resolution and making unsound human rights statements are by no means
constructive and are in contrast to the current trend of affairs. These actions
are not realistic."
"It is an indispensable matter that the EU Parliament should understand
and respect countries religious, historical, and cultural beliefs. It is also
required that to raise human rights concerns in the world the EU Parliament
should try to prevent human rights being used as a political tool," the
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman asserted.
She also stated "The Islamic Republic of Iran follows the rights of
its citizens through inspirations from Islamic teachings. Introducing
one-sided, unsound, and undocumented claims in this area will not be of any
help."