Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-26-Speech-5-150-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sakharov Prize 2012 (announcement of winners)2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Martin Callanan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome the award of the Sakharov Prize. It is great that opinion was unanimous that it should be awarded to these two brave Iranian dissidents. However, as you know, I have profound concerns about another aspect of this House, relating to the situation in Iran. At the same time as giving this prize, a delegation of MEPs is leaving tomorrow to actually hold talks with the same Iranian regime that we are condemning. I have to say, and we have just discussed this, that this is a disgraceful decision. The delegation is not cross-party; it is primarily composed of those from the left of the House. I do not doubt their commitment to human rights, but their visit will be abused by the Iranian authorities and the propaganda value will be immense. I welcome the award of this prize, but I think we are in danger of sending mixed signals two weeks after our foreign ministers decided to impose further and greater sanctions on Iran. This is a profound mistake by this House. I hope the Members concerned will think again before they go and sip champagne with the Iranian regime."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause from certain quarters)"1 "(Loud applause from certain quarters)"1 "Martin Callanan (ECR )."1
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