The Paris gathering had good intentions to bring different groups closer together even though the very same concept was the main reason for lack of real progress. Unfortunately large gathering tends to yield little or no result at all due to the diversity of the opinions and differences on key issues such as federalism, ethnicities Vs nationalities and the method of overthrowing the Islamic regime. The Paris meeting was no exception, the individuals and groups with different agendas and different approaches made the meeting similar to the other ones in the past. The lack of presence of the new generation was also noticeable. There were however some good people with good intentions who gathered and made good effort to make progress but when the agendas and approaches don’t mach there will be little result. The exiled groups should be representative of Iranian people inside Iran. Religious and ethnic representation must be present within political parties and groups. In other words political parties and groups should be mirror reflections of the people of Iran. To have self-made nationality groups who supposedly representing “nationalities” within Iran should be outside the frame work of any gathering. To spend time and energy to educate such individuals about the Iranian history and identity of Iranian ethnicities are useless and time consuming process that will yield no result. Such groups receive their lectures from foreign entities. To have such individuals presented at Iranian gathering will result only in lack of progress while giving validity to their presence. Another obstacle for progress is the presence of former Islamic republic officials and collaborators. Islamic Republic officials are committing crime against humanity on regular bases and their former collaborators and officials are subjects to future national courts. However there is always room for the low-level collaborators to join the opposition by following guide for purification for regime officials. An example of such letter can be viewed here. Possibilities to reach an agreement of any sort with groups and individuals who do not share the same agenda are minimal and time consuming and time is a luxury that we don’t have. Marzeporgohar Party does not exclude cooperation with other groups as long as some key elements are respected:
1. Overthrowing regime by a popular revolution
2. Establishment of Secular and democratic constitution
3. Sovereignty of Iranian borders
4. Central government represented by Iranians for Iranians regardless of ethnicity and religion.
Naturally the above articles must be treated in depth with details. However the key issues must be in tact while discussing the details and approach. It is only with common agenda /platform successful meeting with tangible results can occur. The Paris meeting did not meet our prerequisite for further engagement. Mani Aryamand Party Secretary Marzeporgohar Party Iranians for a secular Republic www.marzeporgohar.org The party secretary presence at the 3-day Paris meeting lasted for 2 hours.
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