Pres. Raeisi: Sanctions must be removed in real way, Iranian nation’s rights respected
Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says protecting the rights of nations based on mutual respect forms the main priority of the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy under the new administration.
According to Press TV, President Raeisi made the remarks in a Monday meeting with visiting Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in Tehran, during which the two sides discussed the available grounds for Tehran-Dublin cooperation in various sectors, including energy, science and technology, industry and agriculture.
“The main priority of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy under the new administration is to protect the interests of nations and showing mutual respect” for other countries, Iran’s chief executive said.
“The issue on which we emphasize during the ongoing negotiations [on the revival of the 2015 Iran deal in Vienna] is that sanctions [imposed on Iran] must be removed in a real way and the rights of the Iranian nation must be respected,” Raeisi said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Raeisi pointed to cordial and constructive relations between Iran and Ireland, saying that the two countries have great capacities to strengthen and improve relations in various trade and economic fields.
He noted that making use of bilateral potentialities will be beneficial to the two countries' further development and progress.
The Irish foreign minister, for his part, said his country attaches special significance to enhanced ties with Iran and believes that mutual relations currently stand at a strategic level.
Coveney noted that that Dublin seeks expansion of mutual ties in all areas and is determined to reopen its embassy in Tehran.
Ireland believes that necessary guarantees must be given to Iran during the ongoing Vienna talks so that the agreement could be restored, Coveney emphasized.
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