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....