Estonian MEP, Tunne Kelam, defends the right of the Iranian people and opposition Ashraf

Estonian MEP,Tunne KELAM, from Christian Democrats speaks on the EP to help the Iranian people to concentrate in gaining what is theirs ; Democracy
Mr.Kelam's speech:

Mr President, I have to say to Mrs Ashton that our hopes of convincing the Iranian regime of our concerns will, I am afraid, be in vain.

In fact we are dealing with a dictatorship of yesterday and what is needed now is to concentrate on the opportunity for change. The regime is coming apart at the seams, and the Iranian people have courageously shown, since last June, that they do not trust and do not support this deceitful and aggressive dictatorship. Why should we continue to do so?

We need seriously to support civil society and the democratic opposition, including the Council of National Resistance, which is the only organisation that has come out with a very clear democratic programme for a nuclear-free Iran.