MP Welcomes Return of Iranian Expatriates; Ex-MP Says Expatriates Should Adjust to Present Conditions in Iran
September 20, 2000 - 0:0
TEHRAN A sitting Majlis deputy welcomed the idea of inviting Iranian expatriates back home, while another former lawmaker said that the initiative taken by the Majlis in facilitating the return of Iranian expatriates is not something new.
Deputy Hossein Ansari-Rad and former member of Parliament Seyed Taha Hashemi, talking to the TEHRAN TIMES, voiced their support for the motion tabled in the Majlis on Aug. 23 that was approved in the primary stage by all parliamentary factions.
Hashemi, who is the managing editor of the centrist Persian daily Entekhab (Choice), referring to the Iraqi imposed war said, "In 1988, when the war ended, the government announced that the Iranian expatriates with clean records were welcomed back to their homeland." Ansari-Rad, the representative of Neishabour constituency in the Sixth Majlis, sounded optimistic that the motion for the return of Iranian expatriates will receive its final approval soon.
"There are certain incentives to encourage the Iranian expatriates to return home, including guarantees for their social and economic security," he noted.
Ansari-Rad pointed out that between two to three million Iranian expatriates live abroad, adding that they have a capital of $400 to $700 billion.
"There are certain centers of power in Iran which simply ignore the country's laws, create problems for others and tension in society, such as the events we witnessed at Tehran University dormitory, Khorramabad, attacks on the intellectuals and serial murders," Ansari-Rad noted.
The deputy from Neishabour went on to say, "There are many Iranians inside the country with capital and expertise who are now leaving their homeland because of the pressure exerted by the certain centers of power." But former deputy Hashemi sounded skeptical whether the Iranian expatriates would be able to live in the present day's Iran.
"The reason is that they (the Iranians living abroad) are now used to a different life style, quite different from the present circumstances in Iran," Hashemi pointed out.
Thus, Hashemi stressed that the Iranian expatriates should try to adjust to the present conditions in Iran, "Since there is a great difference between Western and Iranian culture." However, he also underlined that the Iranian government should provide all the necessary facilities for the Iranian expatriates who are returning home.
Deputy Hossein Ansari-Rad and former member of Parliament Seyed Taha Hashemi, talking to the TEHRAN TIMES, voiced their support for the motion tabled in the Majlis on Aug. 23 that was approved in the primary stage by all parliamentary factions.
Hashemi, who is the managing editor of the centrist Persian daily Entekhab (Choice), referring to the Iraqi imposed war said, "In 1988, when the war ended, the government announced that the Iranian expatriates with clean records were welcomed back to their homeland." Ansari-Rad, the representative of Neishabour constituency in the Sixth Majlis, sounded optimistic that the motion for the return of Iranian expatriates will receive its final approval soon.
"There are certain incentives to encourage the Iranian expatriates to return home, including guarantees for their social and economic security," he noted.
Ansari-Rad pointed out that between two to three million Iranian expatriates live abroad, adding that they have a capital of $400 to $700 billion.
"There are certain centers of power in Iran which simply ignore the country's laws, create problems for others and tension in society, such as the events we witnessed at Tehran University dormitory, Khorramabad, attacks on the intellectuals and serial murders," Ansari-Rad noted.
The deputy from Neishabour went on to say, "There are many Iranians inside the country with capital and expertise who are now leaving their homeland because of the pressure exerted by the certain centers of power." But former deputy Hashemi sounded skeptical whether the Iranian expatriates would be able to live in the present day's Iran.
"The reason is that they (the Iranians living abroad) are now used to a different life style, quite different from the present circumstances in Iran," Hashemi pointed out.
Thus, Hashemi stressed that the Iranian expatriates should try to adjust to the present conditions in Iran, "Since there is a great difference between Western and Iranian culture." However, he also underlined that the Iranian government should provide all the necessary facilities for the Iranian expatriates who are returning home.