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Canada’s vocal Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, mentioned in his address at the UN general assembly that other nations need to continue their tough sanctions against Iran regardless of the country’s “charm offensive.” Baird mentioned on Monday morning, that “sound bites do not remove threats to global security. Kind words, a smile and a charm offensive are not a substitute for real action.”
sOn the other hand, President of the United States, Barack Obama, has praised Iran’s new “moderate” stance lead by their newly elected President Hassan Rouhani. Both leaders, Obama and Rouhani, spoke through phone in more than three decades last week. Canada detached its own diplomatic ties with Iran last year, when it decided to shut down its embassy in Tehran due to security concerns and let go of its Iranian diplomats.
During his speech on Monday, Baird clarified that Canada is more than interested to welcome reforms taking place in Iran but won’t soften its stance until tangible progress is evident. In a prepared speech, Baird stated that “we will welcome and acknowledge reform, if and when it comes.” He added that “by this we will know when genuine reform has occurred: Has there been real, measurable, material improvement in the lives of the Iranian people and in the security of the world.” Furthermore, Baird alleged that “nothing would make Canada more pleased than to see a change in Iran’s nuclear ambitions. A change to its terrible human rights record. And an end to Iran’s material support for terrorism.”
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