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I voted in favour of the motion on humanitarian aid to Iran following the recent earthquake in Bam. The European Parliament has acknowledged that, in light of this humanitarian disaster, swift and effective aid is important for the disaster victims. It should be noted that Portugal was one of the first countries to send search and rescue teams to the area, which have done admirable work there.
I also voted in favour because I agree that we should choose the humanitarian option despite the prevailing political conditions in Iran, which are denying democratic freedoms and are preventing international experts from monitoring military programmes to develop nuclear energy.
Nevertheless, the political message sent out by the European Parliament was clear: the Iranian authorities will, in future, have to match this goodwill gesture, which had no conditions attached, by re-establishing minimum conditions for the democratic functioning of the State, and by allowing the necessary international inspections of its nuclear programme to take place."@en1
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