Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I agree with all the sentiments expressed in the Minister's statement but I would go further. I accept the fact that he met with the Iranian foreign minister in New York but we also have an ambassador here from the Islamic Republic of Iran. He needs to be summoned and the Minister needs to tell him that the actions we see in Iran at the minute with the murder of Ms Mahsa Amini, the suppression of the protestors, the violent conditions of subjugation and violence against women by the morality police, are not in keeping with the values we have as a country. If there is going to be an ambassador here, that ambassador has to be summoned. I ask the Minister to summon the ambassador and admonish him for the extraordinary scenes we are witnessing. I also express my solidarity with the protestors in Iran, who are demonstrating incredible courage in the face of unimaginable violence.

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