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Article: EU calls on Iran to reverse deteriorating human rights situation of citizens
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- December 12, 2005
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AP Worldstream
12-12-2005
Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium
European Union foreign ministers called on Iran Monday to show greater respect for human rights, saying the situation in Iran was deteriorating and damaging EU-Iran ties.
The EU ministers said they regretted that Iran has failed to hold talks on human rights this year, "despite the EU's strong and repeated requests."
"Greater respect for human rights in Iran is essential for progress in EU-Iran relations," said an annual EU review of human rights, adopted by the foreign ministers.
Human rights talks with Tehran were to be held alongside negotiations to draft a free trade pact. However, both have been frozen in the wake of European and U.S. ...