BRIEF ON IRAN No. 281 Thursday, October 26, 1995 Representative Office of The National Council of Resistance of Iran 3421 M Street NW #1032 Washington, DC 20007 Maryam Rajavi Arrives in Oslo, Norwegian Channel 2 Television, October 25 ... Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President of the Iranian Resistance arrived in Norway and warmly received. She arrived today in Oslo's airport under the heaviest security measures. Mr. Rajavi will address the MP's by the invitation of the Foreign Relations Committee... Norwegian MP's Welcome Maryam Rajavi, Agence France Presse, October 25 Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which leads an opposition movement against the Iran's regime arrived in Oslo for a four day visit to Norway. The leader of the Iranian Resistance was welcomed by Norwegian representatives who are supposed to meet with her... Iranian Dissident Leader Campaigns in Norway, Reuters, October 25 OSLO - Exiled Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi, starting her first foreign trip since finding a haven in France two years ago, vowed in Norway on Wednesday to fight Iran's rulers. Rajavi, who arrived under heavy police security at Oslo's international airport, said she would meet politicians and address parliament's foreign relations committee during the unofficial visit. Her visit was likely to annoy the Islamic fundamentalist government in Tehran, with which Oslo downgraded relations four months ago. "I hope the visit to Norway, which has a leading role (in) human rights and democracy, will help me to introduce democracy and freedom in Iran," Rajavi, wearing a blue coat and headscarf, told reporters outside the VIP arrival hall. Rajavi, who was invited by the Norwegian Committee for Human Rights in Iran, said she hoped her visit would "help me mobilize the power to continue fighting the regime and free Iran." Lars Gunnar Lingaas, chairman of the committee which groups leading politicians from most political parties, said: "Our committee is very proud that Norway is the first country you visit (since being admitted by France).".... She [Mrs. Rajavi] was admitted by France in the autumn of 1993 over the angry objections of Tehran after being designated as Iran's future president by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran.... The Visit of Iranian Regime's Number One Enemy From Norway, Norwegian News Agency, October 25 She is the number one enemy of the mullahs' regime and is suppose to become the future president of Iran. Maryam Rajavi, the President-in-exile and the leader of the National Council of resistance of Iran, today, Wednesday, for the first time arrived in Scandinavia. Rajavi, 41, wearing a blue dress arrived in Norway under one of the heaviest security measures. Armed police were stationed in the airport to protect her. This woman who is the leader of resistance movement against the mullahs' regime, rarely travels from her main residence in France... "I feel one hundred percent safe here," Rajavi expressed this with a smile when she set her foot on Norwegian soil. Rajavi who leads a parliament-in-exile and is also the leader of Mojahedin, the best and most organized resistance movement... has only one main objective: Overthrow of mullahs' regime in Iran... "I hope Norway which has played a significant role on [North] African and Middle Eastern affairs would help us in our struggle," she said.... Rajavi did not hide that she views Norway as a good democratic model for tomorrow's free Iran. She cited the extended and rooted customs of Norwegian democracy and the role of women in this country. "Norway understands women. I am sure that the people of Norway well understand that women have a great role in the resistance," said this leader of the resistance. "Iran is under extreme economic pressure. The people are most unsatisfied and we are most organized and ready to assume power." She said other European countries should follow Norway against Iran's regime. She meant they should cut all their ties with the regime. "A democratic Iran means stability and freedom in the region." She emphasized on these points....