Philippe Douste-Blazy, former UN Under-Secretary-General and former Foreign Minister of France, delivered a speech at the Free Iran 2018 rally, the largest gathering of the Iranian opposition, which took place in Villepinte, France, in June.
“The situation in Iran is changing, is no longer in favor of the extremist regime. It’s in favor of the people, who want democracy and peace,” Douste-Blazy said. “Let’s encourage this wind of change, let’s encourage the alternative. You represent the alternative Madame Rajavi,” he added, commending the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its president-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, for their relentless efforts in struggling for democratic regime change in Iran.