Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to follow up on a question raised by the Chairman. I understand the EU-Iran human rights dialogue was ended by Iran in 2004. If I understand the ambassador correctly, he indicated that the problem in resuming the talks is on the EU side. If that is the case, I will table parliamentary questions to identify the difficulties arising for the European Union in resuming dialogue. Human rights are a major concern for all of us and we would be glad to do whatever we can do at EU level to encourage the resumption of talks. What is the obstacle from the point of view of the European Union?