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Madam President, I wish to begin by saying to Mr Howitt that I can guarantee that we are not diverting money from Angola, Zambia and the other places mentioned to Iran.
For ECHO, in administrative terms, this is not a dramatic or difficult situation to respond to.
I have taken note of the political remarks made during the various speeches. Politically, I agree that there are other disasters. I am also encouraged by what has been said in a number of the contributions here. On balance, the attempt to step up dialogue makes a lot of sense.
It is very important that we continue to keep humanitarian assistance separate from politics. We will be discussing with the Iranian authorities how to secure access for all aid workers, issue visa waivers to the various NGOs working there both now and in the next few months, and ensure normal access for the benefit of victims and others in the country. Those are some of the points we will be raising as part of the process of delivering humanitarian assistance.
Political dialogue with Iran – the other part of this afternoon's debate – will be pursued and taken up in the various relevant frameworks. I would stress my remark about keeping the issues separate, in order to be consistent, because from time to time we are faced with even more difficult situations where it is even more important to keep to the humanitarian mandate.
I welcome the remarks made in the course of the debate. Finally, as Mr Howitt correctly pointed out, this is one case which illustrates the ability we now have – given the changes made in recent years to the way in which the Commission handles administration – to respond very quickly."@en1
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