By Staff Writer, Iran Probe
Saturday, 9 July 2016
The French daily Le Figaro on July 7th published a statement issued by 70 French MPs and 500 mayors and elected representatives of this country voicing their support for the 10-point plan presented by Iranian Resistance President-elect Maryam Rajavi for a future democratic Iran. The news piece published by Le Figaro comes on the verge of the “Free Iran” grand gathering organized by the Iranian opposition in the Le Bourge convention center of Paris. This statement, issued as the initiative of the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran in the French National Assembly and the Senate French Committee for a Democratic Iran emphasizes, “There is no reason witnessed that this nation has actually been the benefactor of an opening economic policy that the regime’s various factions intend to take advantage of for their own interests.”
The Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran in the French National Assembly and the Senate French Committee for a Democratic Iran also condemns the July 4th rocket attack against Iranian dissident refugees in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Regarding the grand gathering scheduled for Saturday, July 9th in the Le Bourge convention center of Paris, Le Figaro wrote this rally will be held with the presence of international dignitaries and European, American and Arab world MPs.
The full interpretation of this piece is provided below:
On the verge of the grand gathering for a Free Iran in Le Bourget
Over 70 National Assembly Members support Mrs. Rajavi’s 10-point plan for a democratic Iran
Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran in the French National Assembly and the Senate French Committee for a Democratic Iran condemn the July 4th rocket attack against Iranian dissident refugees in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
Statement
The theocracy ruling Iran, based on its nature, continues to support terrorist groups and provide for extremist groups in the region, all in the name of Islam. The barbarity of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) cannot and should conceal this historical reality. From a human rights point of view, Iran according to the United Nations is the leading state in executions per capita, including the execution of juveniles. The truth is this regime is a dictatorship lacking political freedom, and freedoms of belief and speech. There are no free and democratic elections [in Iran]. Crackdown against dissidents is not limited inside the regime’s own borders and Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty – Iraq have to this day been the targets of lethal attacks staged by elements of the Iranian regime in this country.
To this end, in our opinion, Iran, having proven its leaders have no respect for international standards, and is not a trustworthy interlocutor in the struggle to uproot the loathed phenomenon of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle and Near East regions.
We emphasize that relying on the abovementioned standards and adopting a firm policy, as witnessed in the framework of the nuclear talks with Iran, will place France in a better position in the face of its Iranian correspondents.
More than ever before Iran is in need of establishing economic relations with the West, and therefore, apart from reiterating the emphasis on universal human rights values and principles, only a realistic policy vis-à-vis Iran can rely on a balance that takes into consideration the Iranian people’s democratic demands. There is no reason witnessed that this nation has actually been the benefactor of an opening economic policy that the regime’s various factions intend to take advantage of for their own interests.
A free and democratic Iran is the fundamental and vital condition for stability in the region, both in regards to this country’s history and the realities of the current period in the region. This is exactly why we support the 10-point plan for regime change in Iran presented by Maryam Rajavi, President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran calling for a non-nuclear, democratic Iran based on the separation of church and state, gender equality and peaceful coexistence amongst all neighbors.
Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran in the French National Assembly
Joint chairs include: SenatorAlain Néri, Senator Bernard Fournie
Senate French Committee for a Democratic Iran
Joint chairs include Dominique Lefebvre, the representative of Val-d’Oise and Michell Terrot,
This initiative has to this day been signed by over 70 MPs and 500 mayors and representatives, including:
Ibrahim Aboubacar (SER) , Brigitte Allain (ECO) , Jean-Pierre Allossery (SER) , Pierre Aylagas (SER) , Serge Bardy (SER) , Jacques Alain Bénisti (LR) , Eric BOCQUET (CRC) , Daniel Boisserie (SER) , Emeric Bréhier (SER) , Jean-Louis Bricout (SER) , Isabelle Bruneau (SER) , Jean-Claude Buisine (SER) , Jean-Jacques Candelier (GDR) , Martine Carrillon-Couvreur (SER) , Guy Chambefort (SER) , Gérard Charasse (RRDP) , Catherine Coutelle (SER) , Jean-Michel Couve (LR) , Yves Daniel (SER) , Guy Delcourt (SER) , Jacques Dellerie (SER) , Jean-Pierre Door (LR) , William Dumas (SER) , Jean-Paul Dupré (SER) , Martine Faure (SER) , Bernard FOURNIER (LR) , Marc Francina (LR) , Christian Franqueville (SER) , Jean-Patrick Gille (SER) , Joël Giraud (RRDP) , Philippe Gosselin (LR) , Pascale Got (SER) , Marc Goua (SER) , Jean Grellier (SER) , Michel Heinrich (LR) , Alain HOUPERT (LR) , Christian Kert (LR) , Jacques Lamblin (LR) , Jean Lassalle (NI) , Jean-Yves Le Déaut (SER) , Dominique Lefebvre (SER) , Arnaud Leroy (SER) , Bernard Lesterlin (SER) , Céleste Lett (LR) , Geneviève Levy (LR) , Michel Liebgott (SER) , Jean-René Marsac (SER) , Jean-Claude Mathis (LR) , Gérard Miquel (PS) , Paul Molac (ECO) , Alain Moyne-Bressand (LR) , Alain NÉRI (PS) , Philippe Noguès (SER) , Bertrand Pancher (UDI) , Germinal Peiro (SER) , Philippe Plisson (SER) , Catherine Quéré (SER) , Frédéric Reiss (LR) , Boinali Said (SER) , Stéphane Saint-André (RRDP) , François Scellier (LR) , Fernand Siré (LR) , Jonas Tahuaitu (UDI) , Pascal Terrasse (SER) , Michel Terrot (LR) , Jacques Valax (SER) , Francis Vercamer (UDI), Michel Vergnier (SER) , Evelyne Yonnet (PS)…
The “Free Iran” grand gathering in Le Bourget is scheduled for July 9th with the participation of European, American and Arab World dignitaries and MPs.
Time: July 9th – 1 pm – Le Bourge convention center
