Majlis asks govt. to reconsider ties with countries supporting terrorism
April 6, 2009 - 0:0
TEHRAN, (IRNA) – The Iranian parliament urged the government to reconsider trade and economic ties with those countries which support terrorism.
Parliamentarians, in their Sunday morning session, reviewed and approved the details of a one-starred bill which urged the government to reconsider its ties with those states which sponsor and support terrorism.The bill was approved with 146 favorable votes from among 201 cast by Majlis members.
The bill was inspired by the notion that some countries have recently been rendering help and support to certain groups opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The parliamentarians said certain countries were making huge profits out of the billion-dollar-strong trade and economic exchanges with Iran and were offering jobs to thousands of their nationals in factories they have built using the profit they gain thanks to their transactions with Iran but still supported certain anti-Iran groups.
They believe such behavior stands in sharp contrast with all international laws which ban ties with countries which support terrorism.