Of . – 2022.10.20 15:11 (act 10.20.2022 18:19)
Foreign Minister Schallenberg and the government were invited to show solidarity. ©Portal (image of symbol)
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and the government were asked by the National Council’s foreign policy committee to show solidarity with the women of Iran.
The fact that the decision initiated by the SPÖ was taken between factions is a clear sign of solidarity, stressed SPÖ leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner, according to a broadcast.
Iran: Schallenberg stresses need to ‘show advantage’
Before the commission, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to “clearly oppose” and “show an advantage” with regard to the repression of protests in Iran, as announced by the Parliamentary Directorate. In this context, Schallenberg referred to the EU sanctions that had been passed, the summons of the Iranian ambassador and the travel advisory issued to Iran. He also had a lengthy conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in New York, he said.
Iran nuclear deal: Schallenberg not too optimistic
Schallenberg is not very optimistic about the Iran nuclear deal. Although 98% of the deal is in place, development is going in the opposite direction, he said, expressing doubts that Iran still has an interest in the deal. He himself is of the opinion that an insufficient deal is still better than no deal at all, Schallenberg said in a summary of parliamentary management.