{"id":62147,"date":"2024-07-13T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T12:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=62147"},"modified":"2024-07-13T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T12:47:30","slug":"remarks-by-former-prime-minister-of-andorra-jaume-bartumeu-cassany-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\/2024\/07\/remarks-by-former-prime-minister-of-andorra-jaume-bartumeu-cassany-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\/62147\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Former Prime Minister of Andorra Jaume Bartumeu Cassany at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit – Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" — Jaume Bartumeu Cassany Former Prime Minister of Andorra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
On June 30, 2024,\u00a0 at the <\/span>Free Iran 2024 World Summit \u2013 Day 2<\/a> hosted at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<\/span>NCRI<\/a>) headquarters in Paris, Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, former Prime Minister of Andorra, delivered a compelling speech. Mr. Bartumeu emphasized the importance of supporting the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and Mrs. <\/span>Maryam Rajavi<\/a> in their quest for a democratic Iran.<\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1807425456536268878<\/p>\n
*A translated version of former PM Jaume Bartumeu Cassany\u2019s speech follows:<\/em><\/p>\n*
It is an honor for us, for me, to be here again to show our support for the National Council of Resistance and Mrs. Rajavi. We know that Iran is currently a country that does not distinguish between religious and political matters. Since the Islamic Revolution, its regime has been governed by religious scholars. This system has imposed, for the last 45 years, a dictatorial regime that has significantly diverged from Iranian society. It is evident that society has evolved in the opposite direction of the theocracy. Therefore, it is right that the first point of Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s plan for the future of Iran rejects the absolute power of the clergy and the guardianship of Islamic jurists. As you said earlier, Madam President, religion must be separated from the state.<\/p>\n
Iran has a very large student movement. There is an intellectual elite, including women who have attended university as much as men. These women are, in my opinion, among the most educated in the Arab-Muslim world. Despite this, they still endure the attacks of the religious police when they simply want to walk with their hair uncovered. Iranian elites, thanks to the internet, follow global developments and no longer share the obscurantism of their political-religious leaders. Iran now more than ever needs good leadership, a viable alternative to free itself from sanctions, revive its economy, allow its youth to flourish, and to reintegrate into the international community as one of the leading commercial and intellectual powers of the Middle East.<\/p>\n
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A la tercera fila de la reuni\u00f3 de Par\u00eds junt amb Natalia Gavrilita ex primera ministra de Mold\u00e0via i Jorge Tuto Quiroga ex president de Bol\u00edvia . pic.twitter.com\/ZZZVXkWAXc<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Jaume Bartumeu (@JaumeBartumeu) June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n