Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic met on 19 January to discuss a resolution condemning the Iranian regime's persecution of Baha'is. The Committee's chair, Dr. Frantisek Sebej, pictured center with red tie, said, "Though I do not expect that the Iranian Government will stop the persecution of Baha'is, at least it will not dare to do more horrific things while thinking that no one is watching and nobody cares."