European Parliament 6 April 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-1079/01 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Commercial action for the storage of umbilical cord blood for obtaining stem cells.

Reply (16 July 2001) The EU has most recently made clear its concerns about the human rights situation in Iran by tabling a draft resolution on Iran also at this year’s session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (adopted on 20 April 2001). Human rights feature prominently in the political dialogue meetings between the EU and Iran which are held twice a year.