Edmond Spaho, head of the Democratic Party in the Albanian Parliament, addressed at the 2nd Day of The Free Iran World Summit on July 11, 2021.

Dear Madam Rajavi, Dear Participants.

It is a pleasure for me to address this extraordinary international Conference from across the globe. I should congratulate the Iranian people and resistance for organizing such a magnificent gathering.

– Albania has always been in support of those who were suppressed by the dictatorial regimes in Iran. We express our deep concerns about ongoing human rights violations in Iran and thousands of executions, during years, including the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.

The Iranian people and resistance have been protesting and struggling more than 40 years, in widespread uprisings of 1999, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020… According to the US State Department, more than 1,500 people were killed during November 2019 popular protests. We, condemn all these brutal atrocities and killings of innocent people.

As part of Albania’s firm policy against terrorism, our government expelled the Iranian Ambassador in Albania as well as 3 diplomats of the Iranian embassy for their engagements in terrorist plots against Mojahedin in Tirana in December 2018. The expulsion of the Iranian Ambassador and diplomats by our authorities is an important step. We send the right message that no Iranian embassies should be used for plotting terror and conducting spying activities against dissidents. We support similar actions in future if needed.

On February 4, 2021, Belgium court sentenced Iran’s diplomat in Vienna, Assadollah Assadi to the maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment for his role in planning to plant a bomb at the Free Iran gathering in 2018, and his 3 accomplices were given jail terms of 15 to 18 years and stripped of their Belgian citizenship.

On 27 April 2021, the majority members of US Congress supported the Resolution Number 118 expressing “support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran” and condemns “violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

The Iranian people boycotted the presidential election on 18 June 2021. As Madame Rajavi stated: the installing of new president reflects the regime desperation, foreshadows the overthrow of the ruling theocracy.

Members of the Albanian Parliament from Democratic Party of Albania support National Council of Resistance of Iran, as the Legitimate Alternative to bring about peace and freedom in Iran. We support the 10-points-plan platform of Madam Maryam Rajavi, the President-Elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, for a democratic, secular and non-nuclear Iran.

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your attention.