Donald Trump, filthy air, and Rouhani's chances: Iran's Vice President looks forward to 2017
- 7 years ago
Mohsen Salehi, euronews :
“How can Iran and Europe co-operate on the environment? What are the consequences of the Donald Trump presidential win in America for Iran ? How will Iran’s own 2017 leadership election go? To answer these questions euronews is talking to Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Vice-President of the Islamic Republic and head of the Iranian Environmental department.”
Biography: Masoumeh Ebtekar
She was born in Tehran, 21 September 1960
Ebtekar was spokeswoman of the students who took hostages and occupied the US Embassy in 1979
She has a doctorate in immunology
Ebtekar is the first female Vice President of Iran
She was named one of the seven 2006 Champions of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Program
“You have come to Brussels to negotiate with the EU authorities on environmental questions. How can Europe help in this field?”
Iran's Lake Urmia has lost 90% of its surface water since the 1970s. https://t.co/Wl4a5zlExo #apenvironmentalscience— AP for Students (@APforStudents) October 11, 2016
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice-President of Iran :
“Ecology is today a global problem. I want to say that every state, every nation is in some way responsible for the environment’s current state. They are sort of obliged to act together to face the environmental challenges.”
euronews :
“How exactly can Europe help Iran to cope with drought, and the drying-up of Lake Ourmia or the Zayanderud river?"
Depressing #timelapse #Urmia lake #iran Dr_Rohani AK_Hosseinzadeh pic.twitter.com/WFlI7kHjBH— hooshyar (@hooshyarit) December 4, 2016
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“The first and most important thing is information exchange. Then we need to co-operate on projects and common management mechanisms. Joint ventures need to be governed by international and regional conventions for the good of all, not just for the signatories of any such agreements.”
Zayandeh Rood “Birth River” of Esfehan#esfehan #birth #river #green #zayanderud #iran #mu… https://t.co/gmC2dzuZ7C pic.twitter.com/PBmBF7rEsq— Nima (@DrStrangetwit) February 27, 2016
euronews :
“During the period of nuclear sanctions Iran produced its own petrol from its own refineries for the domestic market, but it was toxic and carcinogenic. How many lives did it cost over the period?”
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“I don’t have the exact number, nobody can give one in answer to such a question. But what is for sure is that this was damage caused to Iran by the sanctions, which deprived us of the latest refining technology”.
euronews :
“You say that you don’t have the exact number , but in an interview given to the Mehr press agency after the Cop 22 in Marrakesh, you said that `the Health Ministry has shown that the number of deaths decreased significantly from 2012 to 2014.` What is the figure?”
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“Look, in the different reports only approximate figures are given. They’re rough estimates, no-one has the real figures.”
euronews :
“So, what is thi
“How can Iran and Europe co-operate on the environment? What are the consequences of the Donald Trump presidential win in America for Iran ? How will Iran’s own 2017 leadership election go? To answer these questions euronews is talking to Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Vice-President of the Islamic Republic and head of the Iranian Environmental department.”
Biography: Masoumeh Ebtekar
She was born in Tehran, 21 September 1960
Ebtekar was spokeswoman of the students who took hostages and occupied the US Embassy in 1979
She has a doctorate in immunology
Ebtekar is the first female Vice President of Iran
She was named one of the seven 2006 Champions of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Program
“You have come to Brussels to negotiate with the EU authorities on environmental questions. How can Europe help in this field?”
Iran's Lake Urmia has lost 90% of its surface water since the 1970s. https://t.co/Wl4a5zlExo #apenvironmentalscience— AP for Students (@APforStudents) October 11, 2016
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice-President of Iran :
“Ecology is today a global problem. I want to say that every state, every nation is in some way responsible for the environment’s current state. They are sort of obliged to act together to face the environmental challenges.”
euronews :
“How exactly can Europe help Iran to cope with drought, and the drying-up of Lake Ourmia or the Zayanderud river?"
Depressing #timelapse #Urmia lake #iran Dr_Rohani AK_Hosseinzadeh pic.twitter.com/WFlI7kHjBH— hooshyar (@hooshyarit) December 4, 2016
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“The first and most important thing is information exchange. Then we need to co-operate on projects and common management mechanisms. Joint ventures need to be governed by international and regional conventions for the good of all, not just for the signatories of any such agreements.”
Zayandeh Rood “Birth River” of Esfehan#esfehan #birth #river #green #zayanderud #iran #mu… https://t.co/gmC2dzuZ7C pic.twitter.com/PBmBF7rEsq— Nima (@DrStrangetwit) February 27, 2016
euronews :
“During the period of nuclear sanctions Iran produced its own petrol from its own refineries for the domestic market, but it was toxic and carcinogenic. How many lives did it cost over the period?”
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“I don’t have the exact number, nobody can give one in answer to such a question. But what is for sure is that this was damage caused to Iran by the sanctions, which deprived us of the latest refining technology”.
euronews :
“You say that you don’t have the exact number , but in an interview given to the Mehr press agency after the Cop 22 in Marrakesh, you said that `the Health Ministry has shown that the number of deaths decreased significantly from 2012 to 2014.` What is the figure?”
Masoumeh Ebtekar:
“Look, in the different reports only approximate figures are given. They’re rough estimates, no-one has the real figures.”
euronews :
“So, what is thi