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’Israel’ Fumes at 1st ‘Post-Sanctions’ Iran-Europe Conference in London

’Israel’ Fumes at 1st ‘Post-Sanctions’ Iran-Europe Conference in London
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Fatima Rida

In the first-ever London-based conference to encourage European states to trade with Iran following the easing of sanctions, "Israel" worries even more over such a progressive event, as several "Isreali" websites reveal.

Iran and the P5+1 countries- the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany, which are working to close in on a comprehensive deal over Tehran's nuclear program, is causing "Israel" to express fury and irritation that the agreement would end the sanctions the international community has imposed over recent years.

’Israel’ Fumes at 1st ‘Post-Sanctions’ Iran-Europe Conference in London

The Europe-Iran Forum, a two-day conference taking place on October 15-16 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London to promote business ties between Europe and Iran is set to begin in London on Wednesday, arousing the ire of local pro-"Israel" groups and senior government officials in occupied al-Quds, as the Times of "Israel" published.

According to the conference's official website, the "1st Europe-Iran forum" seeks to prepare the ground for "post-sanctions investment and trade."

Speakers at the conference, which has been endorsed by the office of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, include former foreign ministers from Britain and France, a British MP, and a senior official currently serving in the British Foreign Office.

A senior "Israeli" diplomatic official, speaking on condition of anonymity, expressed ire as he said that conferences similarly "trying to woo" Westerners into exploring trade opportunities with Iran have been already been held in Germany and France, as the Times of "Israel" wrote.

In an expression of further Zionist ire, the "Israeli" Arutz Sheva website said that the participation of Sorrell, the founder and CEO of WPP, the world's largest marketing communications group, has drawn criticism from groups including the Zionist Federation and several grassroots organisations, including NILI14, "Israeli" Forum Task Force, Stand for [so-called] "Peace" and UKFol [United Kingdom Friends of " Israel"].

Moreover, the Europe-Iran forum appears to be being convened on the premise that Iran and the West are closing in on a comprehensive deal over Tehran's nuclear program which would end the sanctions the international community has imposed over recent years, the Times of "Israel" expressed.

Throughout the continent, organizers say, commercial interest in Iran was rekindled by the interim agreement that Tehran and six world powers signed in November 2013, which saw some sanctions lifted, it added.

The conference website further says that the stated intention of Iran and the P5+1 countries- the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany - to reach a comprehensive agreement by November 24, 2014, "foreshadows an expected rollback of the current international sanctions against Iran."

US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Vienna on Wednesday in an effort to advance the nuclear negotiations.

Nonetheless, the organizers of the Europe-Iran forum seem to be suggesting to participants of the two-day event that an agreement is at hand and the sanctions are about to end, the Times of "Israel" further expressed.

The website states: "With the prospect of improved political relations and a new business climate between Europe and Iran, a momentous commercial opportunity presents itself." The forum's purpose, therefore, lies in preparing and evaluating the "post-sanctions trade framework and investment opportunities."

The conference, organized by European Voice, a newspaper focusing on matters related to the European Union, is billed as an "incomparable occasion to gain practical insights from experts across all industries, providing the most relevant, up-to-date information from Iran and Europe." More than 200 senior business executives and "policy makers from Iran and Europe" are expected to attend.

Meanwhile, in a letter to the conference organizers, Rouhani's chief of staff and former deputy commerce minister Mohammad Nahavandian wrote that a conference to help foreign investors better understand the present state of the Iranian economy was "commendable."

Nahavandian wrote that forum participants are expected to "take constructive steps toward private sector collaboration on both sides, giving Iran the prospect of a competitive presence in the global economy and establishing regional and international interaction with a win-win approach."

The Europe-Iran forum is "compliant with the US Office of Foreign Assets Control [OFAC] regulations," the gathering's website states. "Therefore, no individual or entity is restricted from participating in this event and from engaging in discussions and exchanges of information about Iran or with Iranian nationals," it adds. The site then delineates in great detail how the conference doesn't violate any US sanctions, the Times of "Israel" expressed.


Source: "Israeli" Times of "Israel", Edited by website team

 

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