UANI Applauds Turkish Company Karsan For Ending its Business in Iran
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March 9, 2011
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UANI Applauds
Turkish Company Karsan
For Ending its Business in Iran
New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran
(UANI) applauds Turkish automaker Karsan Otomotiv ("Karsan")
for ending its business in Iran. UANI further applauds Karsan
for
pledging to refrain from business in Iran until the Iranian regime
fulfills its
international obligations related to its illegal nuclear
program.
On January 5, 2011, UANI called on New York
City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to refuse to award the lucrative contract
for the
Taxi of Tomorrow campaign to any company that conducts business in
Iran.
The Taxi of Tomorrow campaign is a competition designed to select New
York
City's exclusive taxi cab for the upcoming decade. UANI
called on two
finalists, Japan's Nissan Motor Company and
Karsan to end their business in
Iran.
In response to UANI's call, Karsan and UANI entered into extensive
discussions. At the conclusion of these discussions, Karsan
demonstrated
that it had withdrawn from Iran and committed to foregoing any business
in Iran
until such time as Iran fulfills its obligations to the international
community
related to its illegal nuclear program.
Responding to Karsan's declaration, UANI President,
Ambassador Mark D.
Wallace, said:
We applaud
Karsan for its commitment to not do business
in Iran until Iran ends its illegal nuclear program. UANI
commends Karsan
for its leadership and UANI calls on all Turkish companies to follow
Karsan's
important lead.
Doing business
in Iran runs directly counter to global
security. We wish Karsan the best of luck in the Taxi of
Tomorrow
competition and we call on Mayor Bloomberg to consider Karsan's strong
action
in the award of the Taxi of Tomorrow contract.
UANI renews
its call on Nissan to end its irresponsible
business dealings in Iran.
Karsan, Turkey's "only multi-branded commercial vehicle producer,"
builds vehicles for such brands as Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, and
Hyundai, and
is headquartered in Bursa, Turkey.
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