WRITTEN QUESTION E-0162/02 by Jan Wiersma (PSE) and Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council. Nuclear attack on Israel.
Date: 2002-02-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Iran, Israel, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear weapon, the EU's international role

C 229 E/58

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

26.9.2002

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(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between

undertakings (OJ L 395, 30.12.1989; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990).

(2) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998.
(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0162/02

by Jan Wiersma (PSE) and Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council

Subject: Nuclear attack on Israel

(5 February 2002)

Is the Council aware of statements made by the former President of

1.
concerning a possible nuclear attack on Israel?

Iran, Mr H. Rafsanjani,

2. What credence does the Council give to such statements?

3. What steps is the EU taking in an attempt to discourage Iran from developing nuclear weapons?

Reply

(25 June 2002)

The Council has received reports of the speech by former President Rafsanjani to which the Honourable
Members refer.

the region.

In its dialogue with third countries,

The strengthening of international rules and mechanisms to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction is of prime importance to the EU and an essential goal of its foreign policy. Likewise, the EU
believes that threats to Israel are unacceptable and undoubtedly damage the Peace Process and the stability
of
the EU actively promotes the
universalisation and effective implementation of multilateral instruments in the field of non-proliferation,
disarmament and arms control. During the eighth EU-Iran political dialogue in Madrid on 4 February, the
Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Miquel Nadal has expressed deep concern about President
Rafsanjani’s speech which he strongly rejected. The EU for its part has urged Iran to ratify the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to conclude without delay an Additional Protocol with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

including Iran,

In the context of its efforts to promote a resolution of the Middle East conflict, the Council also sees any
threats of an escalation in regional violence as unhelpful in the current situation of extreme gravity. This
has been stressed in contacts with Iran.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0168/02

by Emilio Menéndez del Valle (PSE) to the Council

(5 February 2002)

Subject: Inhuman treatment of the prisoners of war at the US base of Guantánamo

The Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners of war transported by the US authorities from Afghanistan to
Guantánamo in conditions which clearly did not meet the criteria of humanitarian law are now being held
in degrading and humiliating conditions of imprisonment which should not be inflicted on any human
being.