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   and uh… to around the country has been criticized by the u_n_ for what it calls
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   the disturbing human rights situation in the country the author of that support
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   is tough time i checked each the u_n_ special appetite around and doctor
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   shaheed joins me now is to get a cheap thanks very much indeed for coming in
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   and this morning we’re gonna be speaking about a report in just a few moments but
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   first in the past hour at the u_n_ nuclear agency paul said talks must
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   proceed with the sense of urgency iran is of huge strategic importance subway
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   to the country’s nuclear ambitions announced and politically and has this
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   report
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   the whole salam hustle of downtown to come on
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   legally on the city in the world
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   getting closer
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   skinny white is a place that divides the world opinion
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   depending on your point of view
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   it’s a former great power culturally rich and fiercely proud striving to
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   regain its place in the world
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   brothers though if the center of terror or oppressor of human rights intent on
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   destabilizing the region
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   and getting its hands on nuclear weapons
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   either way it’s a potential global flashpoint
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   iran is a critical contre jia politically at the heart of the middle
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   east
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   its leaders see the nation as a regional power and haven’t been shins for greater
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   global influence
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   it’s a strong backer of postural assaults regime in the conflict in syria
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   and its support for armed groups such as hamas and hezbollah has created
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   hostility with israel and to the u_s_
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   and wars in afghanistan and iraq for further destabilize the region
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   the main problem will be lining is what’s called hits
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   strategic loneliness
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   here and has not allies in the region his soft power is weakening everyday so
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   we have to to too and that’s the picture and see the context right so i i don’t
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   know what’s been happening depends on how the this new wine syria we’ve gone
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   it depends on what we have been painting pgp in defense of holland what is there
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   i wouldn’t do because is sort of courses that uh… you know is the country in
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   the morning most threatening pension maybe two to the line
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   iran is becoming a pariah status
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   trade sanctions have cripples the economy of the huge oil producer
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   the u_n_ has says the human rights situation in the country is disturbing
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   with allegations of torture and to detention of those who oppose the regime
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   its critics accuse the country of supporting terrorism we don’t have to
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   think about two or intensive
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   and stable country iran is a stable regime deficiency has had lots of
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   resources in terms of control and intense about institutional recesses so
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   the issue of human rights is of course an issue that has to be uh… on the
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   edge and that of the nuclear negotiated that in my opinion has to be on the
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   agenda of the prayer of that inter nation of politicians and policy makers
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   might generate
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   was but it is their rounds nuclear program but most on circles its
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   neighbors
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   president aqueduct medina josh has repeatedly denied allegations that iran
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   is pursuing nuclear weapons
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   saying it only once nuclear energy
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   a recent u_n_ report said iran was installing advance centrifuges
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   that would allow it to speed up its nuclear program
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   uh…
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   grounds non compliance with international nuclear treaties
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   has less to sanctions
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   world powers and its talks with iran last week with no sign of a breakthrough
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   they will meet again next month
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   the u_s_ said a serious inc agement by around could lead to a longer term
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   comprehensive agreement
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   ren that has a remarkable history
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   the iranian people
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   you know that many iranian americans today contribute to our society
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   uh… we would like to move
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   of better relationship and it begins by resolving
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   of this nuclear issue
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   but it is not clear if this is the accompli round to sars
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   attention within the country has now turns to domestic matters
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   crucial presidential elections in june
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   the a common have a huge impact on the future direction of the country lands in
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   the middle east
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   drawer of the because one
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   and that was put out a report saying well i’m trying to come by at that time
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   i checked he did thank you very much in the coming in
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   the odyssey it’s a huge stake conference two critical issue what’s going on
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   around at the moment
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   you or special responsibility though is the human rights abuses happening in
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   around and your most recent reports there craters it’s quite a few
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   quite startling human rights abuses really i think what is the situation
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   there at the moment
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   well i began working run for the u_n_ two years ago and i have noticed a
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   sharper tuition of human rights situation in the country
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   i’m new collections hundred concerned about the erosion of space full
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   for political expression
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   initial space for media freedom
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   as well as computing other human rights uh… image violations including
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   hieroglyphics occasions
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   for due process rights this commission on the ground sausage and uh…
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   ethnicity in windhoek religion
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   as well as a question of from lax defenders
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   uh… who mina form system then degrees of hopeful for the list persecution
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   it is one particular present telefax hassle tiny and all year
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   whose crime it appears was to cooperate with an ngo and there’s an international
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   human rights awards
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   well his case is it to the you know as soon as this of
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   the difficulties in merced defenders
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   uh… in in iran
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   politician two journalists who are tied it to the list to tell you for speaking
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   out on issues in iran
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   those of defense of the people who accuse of human rights uh… possible
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   violet malaysians also intend outfit facing charges
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   so a few other
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   mostly from employers in iran it doesn’t jeff facing at this chart is aligned
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   dictation
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   and humorous defenders uh… open particularly but on the chart for the
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   world
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   in promoting one of standards
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   sense of timing is of prominent lawyer
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   um… um…
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   his at the earliest against him is his cv
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   international prize was what has emerged from that
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   and that’s that allam sit-ups hopes of ignition is seems aspersion by made by
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   the government and this creates a loaf of power problems for people who
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   sentenced speak out
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   and send up women rights violations in the country is going to detention on
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   this crisis and what yet found this in a narrow on the scene of his adult while
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   arm
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   but i think is some these sentences something pretty as a as a prison all
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   this ballpark from practice so obviously sometimes you get a for prison sentence
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   accompanied by a along
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   uh… of centers in terms of permission from practice
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   so uh… it’s going to the long term for him
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   i can i ask any other state
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   and from an international point-of-view extended care situation around that is
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   most worrying and most in gauging for for farm governments
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   i think concerned by the human rights abuses in around like when you go back
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   to the u_n_
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   do you feel that at the international community really care about this kind of
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   stuff
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   well i think our although you don’t get much news headlines on it with a
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   perfectly running two hundred situation i think member countries in the u_n_
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   are concerned
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   this win for the of austen’s reports to the comes through
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   and to the innocent legal eighty each year
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   and uh… all in the debates in the council countries too
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   take note of people to the violations and take care of tosca number of these
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   issues iran itself takes this reports that seriously as you can see from the
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   responses
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   uh… they have been taken his although
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   they could do better by engaging media mechanisms are banned and arrived and
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   effect russian reports and yet i think that it’s politicized it’s fabricate
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   says that you you only spoke to the opposition ninety revolution forces
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   living abroad
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   the dayton as you say they do care but they don’t do anything in response to
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   that while no longer for that but on iran the pasta twenty five five years
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   and the treatment
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   methodist get from iran has been seen misdemeanor so they go through a phase
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   in the beach
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   you know the reports are trust has been list image
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   and of course there comes a phase-in visa try to perhaps
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   uh… the the mandate
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   but in the end there do the things toot toot respond onto some delegations the
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   to the time made
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   dr meaningful sense that’s where the mandates coca continues
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   but under defined by the fact that in the debates in the boats indeed unit is
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   simply been in the council the number of countries who palpable now speak out
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   on the part because something iran
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   is increasing campaign you’re not backing to affect you at the moment nov
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   dot they haven’t rolled up into the country
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   of it’s difficult enough ted to cover it up as well
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   well there are ways of going going around it i have
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   you never speak to someone in sixty
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   uh… individuals my current report a large number of them a pit bull in iran
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   are modern technology allows me to community people inside the country and
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   i’m not be able to speak and if i was in the country so that there are many it’s
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   of going into the country certainly but those who is to looking on them and it
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   could have been talking to the okay
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   and brief you can ask you quiet here in ireland
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   well on the imitation the front landed defend us on off by purposely opposed
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   between what the bottom of its defender situation in iran
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   also because i learned is in both the owners consul
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   uh… to speak to the government idea as a tool to other governments also about
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   my concerns
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   and what it is too much violations in iran
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   okay honey your presidency i suppose is us
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   testing that’s summer i didn’t use influences immediate
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   indeed i’m going to customer report of the council
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   next monday
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   and i i’m i’m making due to speak to the other two parties before the
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   presentation via conducted ok listened as she thank you very much again for
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   coming out this morning

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