Switzerland-Iranian FM on Hofer case + Iraq crisis

Описание: (1 Feb 1998) T/I 10:45:20


An Iranian death sentence against Helmut Hofer, a German,
for having sexual relations with an unmarried Muslim woman has cast a new cloud over Tehran's ties with the European Union.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, in Davos, Switzerland,
for the World Economic Summit, said the Iranian judiciary was
independent and the government could not interfere in the case.


SHOWS:

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND 31/01

SOT The Iranian Foreign Minister, Kamal Kharrazi: "Naturally
each country has sovereignty over its territory and what happens
on that territory. The case that you mentioned, it is true,
there is such a case in the court. It takes a long time to be
concluded. It is at the preliminary state right now but the
judiciary department naturally in Iran is independent
department, independent power but it seems that we have to let
them to have their own process going on until they will
conlude."
SOT: Kharrazi: "Not supporting a military attack against Iraq
does not mean that we are supporting Iraq but contrary to that
we believe that Iraq has to comply with the resolutions of the
security council. But military attack on Iraq is not going to be
helpful toward that direction but I think that we have to
consolidate our efforts diplomatically... to come to some
conclusion. That certainly would be more effective than military
attack."

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