INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
anniversary of the tragedy.Iraqi warplanes dropped chemical weapons on the city of Sardasht and surrounding villages on June 28, 1987
Over 100 people were killed and thousands more were exposed to chemical agents in the bombardments.The material for producing chemical
weapons were provided to the Saddam Hussein regime by companies from the Netherlands, Germany and some other companies from Western
countries.For instance, two Dutch companies, Melchemie (now Otjiaha) and Forafina Beleggingen (formerly KBS Holland), provided Iraq with
Western countries, especially Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, in committing these crimes by equipping the
dropped on the Iranian citizens by the French fighter jets, the foreign minister stated.After three decades, many of the survivors of the
chemical attack still have to live with the long-term respiratory and even psychological effects of inhaling mustard gas used in the
36 years to secure the rights of the martyrs and survivors of the attack or punish the perpetrators and their accomplices.Calling the
Western-backed atrocities against Iran a clear violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, the foreign minister
emphasized that all the perpetrators must be held accountable for their inhumane acts.The top Iranian diplomat went on to say that the
obstacles created in the way of securing the rights of the chemical victims will neither negate the international responsibility of the
foreign minister further said the Western sanctions on Iran, which have prevented the import of medicine and medical equipment needed by
widespread and systematic use of chemical weapons at the modern period, the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns the use of chemical weapons
