There was no pressure, but a request to admit a delegation from Tehran. The final decision rested with the federal government. “I would of course not have disputed a reasoned refusal. However, it never materialized”, State Secretary Pascal Smet (Vooruit) stated today during a topical debate in the Brussels Parliament. “So the real question is: do we want Brussels to be an international diplomatic capital or not?” he concluded.
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Pascal Smet denies having exerted pressure for Iranian delegation visa: “No arm twisted”
