Iran President Says To Keep Its Promises if P5+1 group Abides Its Obligations
KABUL: (Middle East Press) The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that its country (Islamic Republic) will observe its responsibilities as per the recent joint statement agreed upon with the P5+1 countries in Switzerland, provided that the other side stands by its obligations as well.
“The world should know that we are not misleading and are not liars and any promises we give will be within the framework of our national interests and we will live up to our promises provided that the opposite side abides by its promises as well,” Rouhani said in a televised address to the Iranian nation in the capital, Tehran, on Friday.
Rohani added that if someday the P5+1 countries decided to choose a new path, the way would be open to the Iranian nation to make a balanced decision as well.
He further added that the nuclear negotiations are the first step toward “constructive interaction” with the world.
“We will have interaction with all those countries that want to respect the Iranian nation and work with the people of Iran within the framework of mutual interests,” he stated.
EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini (L), and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend the announcement of a joint statement on Tehran’s nuclear program at the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne on April 2, 2015. ©AFP
Based on the general agreement reached in Lausanne last night, “the P5+1 accepted that Iran should be able to conduct [uranium] enrichment within its own territory,” adding that Iran presently needs economic prosperity, employment for youth and higher non-oil exports and called on all economic activists to take action for the country to achieve these goals.
