EU’s Catherine Ashton criticised for meeting Iranian opposition figures

Rasa - A Member of Parliament, Sayyed Mohammad Sadat-Ebrahimi, has condemned the meeting of Catherine Ashton with those accused of creating sedition in after the post-2009 Iranian presidential election.

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Date: 19 March 2014 - 12:01

Rasa News Agency reports - Hujjat al-Islam Sayyed Mohammad Sadat-Ebrahimi, the representative for the cities of Shustar and Gotvand in Khuzestan province in the parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, spoke in regards to the meeting of Catherine Ashton, the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, with those involved in the post-2009 Iranian presidential sedition during her recent trip to Iran. “This action by officials of the European Union was an insult [to us]] and thus a provocation to the stipulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he stated.

He said that that the action by Ms Ashton was in contradiction to international principles. “Ms Ashton has claimed that she is seeking to solve international issues, thus she should not violate international rules and regulations!” he remarked.

Hujjat al-Islam Sadat-Ebrahimi stated that the meeting of European officials with those convicted of sedition was never sanctioned by the parliament. The parliament should have been aware of the plans of European officials to meet with the seditionists so that they could have prevented it,” he said.

The meeting with the seditionists, who seek to disrupt the social order of Iran, was in contradiction to the principles of the country’s national dignity. “Government officials must not allow such events to be repeated and it is necessary to remind foreign political figures that when they visit Iran, they cannot do such acts,” he stated.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is claiming that they did not have any prior information regarding the EU officials’ plans. “The parliament recommends that a more active approach be taken in regard to such issues so that such uncertainties which result in such actions [by foreign politicians] do not reoccur in the future.”

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