Belgian Government's Response to Release of European Hostages in Iran: Analysis and Critiques

2023-06-05 18:38:02

The Prime Minister, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice explained themselves Monday evening in the Chamber after the release of Olivier Vandecasteele and three other European hostages. In opposition, Georges Dallemand and Peter de Roover seriously criticized the government. In the Vivaldi majority, Denis Ducarme (MR) stood out: “The Belgian authorities had warned about Iran”…

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For David Coppi

Published on 06/5/2023 at 20:38
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TEverybody is there: Monday after 5 p.m., before no less than two parliamentary committees meeting in the Chamber (those for External Relations and the Constitution), the Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, and the Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne, outlined the conditions under which Olivier Vandecasteele then three other European nationals (a Dane, two Austrians) were each able to return to their country after a long arbitrary incarceration in Iran, that then that, at the same time, in exchange, the Iranian diplomat condemned here for terrorism, Assadolah Assadi, flew to Tehran. This is the famous Operation Blackstone.

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