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Reformists won’t boycott upcoming parliamentary elections: MP

reporter 1222 — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 05:11:20 +0000

“If for any reason we felt that we cannot have a serious competition and introduce candidates for all the seats, we will not boycott the elections and will announce to the people that they should participate and vote for any of the existing candidates they wish,” Kavakebian said, Mosalas Online reported on Sunday.

He also ruled out the possibility of forming a coalition between reformists and other factions for the elections, saying, “Our experience says that it is useless. In the elections of 1394 (2016) we put some people in our list but later regretted.”

Parliamentary elections will be held on Feb. 21, 2020.

The midterm elections of the Assembly of Experts will also be held on the same date in Tehran, Khorsan Razavi, North Khorasan, Fars and Qom provinces.

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No talks possible without US’ return to JCPOA, MP Kavakebian reassures Parl.

reporter 1222 — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:51:08 +0000

“Some of our colleagues in the Parliament are behaving as if President Rouhani is going to hold talks with Trump today. This is not true. Our condition is that no talks will take place as long as the Americans have not returned to the JCPOA,” said a member of the Iranian Parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, Mostafa Kavakebian.

“Also those mediators who sometimes deliver messages – they have been told that first the sanctions must be lifted, our money transfer facilitated, and the rest of our conditions met. There is nothing wrong with negotiations if it’s done from the position of power, wisdom and national interest,” the reformist politician and representative of Tehran added.

He went on to stress, “President Rouhani will completely move in line with the Leader’s directives. In case of negotiations, the decision will be definitely made on higher levels, such as the Supreme National Security Council, and in full coordination with the Leader.”

Kavakebian’s remarks during the Tuesday’s open session at the Parliament came as a number of lawmakers began signing a statement that condemns and bans any kind of negotiations with the US.

MP Ahmad Alirezabeigi, representative of Tabriz, told Mehr correspondent said the statement is in reaction to the remarks made by President Rouhani regarding talks with the US.

According to the statement, holding negotiations with the US under the current situation and given the US’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal, will be harmful to the interests of the Iranian nation and thus, is condemned and prohibited, he added.

President Rouhani, speaking today at a local event, said the key to “positive developments” is in the hands of Washington, stressing that the only way for the current situation to change is if the US removed all sanctions against Iran.

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Era of foreign interference in Iran over

reporter 1222 — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:20:59 +0000

Head of Iran, Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group met with Jack Straw and voiced his protest to the stance adopted by Britain in the Security Council on recent protests in Iran and said that the era of foreign interference in Iran is at an end.

Former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw chairman of the British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce Lord Norman Lamont met with the Head of Iran, Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group Tuesday afternoon (January 9).

Jack Straw highlighted the role played by parliaments in facilitating bilateral cooperation. He referred to the time when Iran, Britain relations were strained and said that in that time the Parliaments and Parliamentary Friendship Groups took the first steps to improve ties.

He discussed the positive influence of JCPOA on bilateral cooperation and said that Britain sees JCPOA as an important, influential document in maintaining international peace and security and supports honoring it and its contents.

He said that the British side is aware of the banking obstacles on the way of bilateral economic cooperation, and expressed hope that current negotiations between banking officials of the two countries can remove the said obstacles.

In conclusion, the Former UK Foreign Secretary said that the UK Parliament and public are strongly determined to establish and improve relations with Iran and stressed that the support given by the UK to JCPOA can be looked at in this light.

For his part, Lord Lamont stressed the necessity of promoting bilateral cooperation in areas such as healthcare and the banking system.

Head of Iran, Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group Kavakebian pointed to the long history of relations between the two countries and said “after a period of stagnation, JCPOA led to the recommencement of bilateral relations and major development has been made in economic, political aspects.”

Kavakebian said that the stance adopted by the UK should not reverse bilateral achievements and added “Parliamentary relations strengthen ties between nations. Consequently, we welcome expanding parliamentary relations and improving the parliamentary diplomacy between Iran and the UK.”

“Using the opportunities provided through JCPOA depends on the stance adopted by the UK and the will of its leaders to improve relations. In case such conditions are provided, we can expand cooperation on mutual economic interests,” he added.

Kavakebian slammed the antagonistic policies adopted by the US and its interference in the domestic affairs of Iran taking them to the Security Council and said “we condemn US intervention in our domestic affairs and will not allow any country to meddle in our issues. Our people started a revolution in 1979 in order to be able to take their destiny in their own hands. The era of foreign interference in Iran is at an end.”

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