{"id":16918,"date":"2020-08-08T21:33:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T19:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16918"},"modified":"2020-08-08T21:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T19:33:28","slug":"remarks-by-david-jones-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/2020\/08\/remarks-by-david-jones-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020\/16918\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by David Jones\u2013Free Iran Global Summit, July 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>Member British House of Commons and former Secretary of State for Wales David Jones joined the Online <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/17\/live-freeiran2020-global-summit-iran-rising-up-for-freedom-resistance-units-key-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Iran<\/a> Global Summit. In his remarks, Mr. Jones said, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> is the legitimate ambassador of the Iranian people, and she should be recognized as such by the British government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/free-iran-global-summit-solidarity-with-the-iranian-peoples-uprising-support-for-resistance-units-and-the-liberation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) managed to hold this year\u2019s annual <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/17\/live-freeiran2020-global-summit-iran-rising-up-for-freedom-resistance-units-key-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gathering<\/a> virtually on July 17. Given the novel <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iran-coronavirus-crisis1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coronavirus <\/a>pandemic and its restriction, many dignitaries commended the NCRI\u2019s ability and determination for connecting 30,000 locations to <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/ashraf-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashraf-3<\/a>, home to members of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI<\/a>\/<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"David Jones\u2019s remarks the Free Iran Global Summit \u2013 July 17, 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAD72qo5wXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the speech of Mr. Jones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a huge pleasure and privilege to be here today at this great <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/category\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual gathering<\/a> which this year is taking place both physically and virtually.\u00a0 People in 30,000 locations, in over 100 countries, all joined together to support freedom in Iran and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madame Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ten-point plan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, President Macron of France did travel to London to mark a special event\u2014the 80<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the arrival of General Charles de Gaulle in Britain.\u00a0President Macron said, \u201cAfter arriving in London on June the 17<sup>th<\/sup>, De Gaulle was immediately received by Winston Churchill, and the royal family offered asylum to the man that they recognized almost by instinct as the legitimate ambassador of French values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British member at House of Commons for state of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wales?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wales<\/a> .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidJonesMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidJonesMP<\/a>:<br>Iranian people and the legitimate ambassador Madam Rajavi should be recognized as such by the British Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AwIqqAyGhX\">https:\/\/t.co\/AwIqqAyGhX<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1284196402831282183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And President Macron continued, \u201cWinston Churchill personified the spirit of fighting on.\u00a0 He said he had nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.\u00a0And yet he offered so much more\u2014determination, faith in victory, honor, and pride.\u201d\u00a0 Churchill was the man who stood firm against a monstrous tyranny, and thus, he made London the capital of the free world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, in the great annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/free-iran-global-summit-solidarity-with-the-iranian-peoples-uprising-support-for-resistance-units-and-the-liberation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Iran gathering<\/a> of 2020, where the international community gathers together to back the Iranian people\u2019s legitimate struggle for democracy, <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human rights<\/a>, peace, and security, we call on the British government, especially our prime minister, Boris Johnson, who is Churchill\u2019s biographer, to stand firm, as Churchill did, against the regime that is ruling Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/David-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16920\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/David-Jones.jpg 861w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/David-Jones-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/David-Jones-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/David-Jones-750x468.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We dearly wish our government to show the same determination, faith in victory, honor, and pride to the world as Winston Churchill did in 1940.\u00a0Churchill did not stand aside.\u00a0Rather, he offered his support of the people of France by recognizing Charles de Gaulle as their legitimate ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/the-president-elect-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> is the legitimate ambassador of the Iranian people, and I believe she should be recognized as such by the British government.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, President Macron also said the BBC opened its airwaves to French speakers and conveyed the spirit of the French resistance.\u00a0And today, we want the BBC to open its airwaves not to the mullahs, but to the Iranian speakers who convey the design of the Iranian people for freedom.\u00a0That is what the British people and their representatives in the British Parliament want to see happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member British House of Commons and former Secretary of State for Wales 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