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Iran Urges Stronger French Role in JCPOA Implementation

24 Maggio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on France to play a more active role in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement between Tehran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany). Speaking with his French counterpart Emanuel Macron on the telephone on Monday, President Rouhani highlighted France’s “influential” role in the course of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program that resulted in the JCPOA. The Iranian president, however, deplored a lack of commitment to the nuclear deal by certain parties, saying, “We expect France and the European Union to play a more active role in the implementation of the agreement”. He further hailed the growing economic ties between Tehran and Paris, and stressed the need for the removal of obstacles to banking and financial cooperation with the European country. President Rouhani also voiced Iran’s readiness to attract French investors to develop a partnership in various fields, including the transportation industry and infrastructures in Iran. He finally expressed Iran’s preparedness to cooperate with France at all levels in the fight against terrorism and in settling a crisis that has gripped Syria for more than six years. For his part, the new French president congratulated President Rouhani on securing a second term in the Friday’s presidential election in Iran. Macron described the JCPOA as a significant deal for the regional and international security, emphasizing that all sides should support the accord for economic development and closer cooperation with Iran. Highlighting Iran’s major role in resolving the crisis in Syria and in countering terrorism in the Middle East, the French president called for concerted action to contribute to peace and stability in the region.

Rouhani: Elections properly echoed voice of nation

President-elect Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said the 12th government will be more efficient with fewer mistakes as elections properly echoed voice of nation congratulating the Iranian nation for creation of such epic, Rouhani promised that the upcoming government will be more accountable and is to employ powerful arms in line with national resolve. peaking in the cabinet ministers, he said the government is to spare no efforts to attain its goals through unity, Rouhani said. In fact, pens and tongues are not able to properly depict massive presence of people in these elections and my tongue is unable to appreciate people for the active role, he said. People were determined to make decision on the fate and accomplished the task decisively, he said. The country’s youths voiced their demands which was nothing except a better life as well as voices of girls and ladies who wanted more share in social life and the voice of all families who mind the future of their beloved children along with the voice of all ethnical and religious minorities and those suffering from lies and accusations, Rouhani said. Result of elections brought no political parties failure or defeat, the president-elect underlined. The future of the country does not belong to a specific political wing, but it belongs to all and in this responsibility we require assistance of all sides, he said. “We need to share hands in the struggles with the opponents in the region and the world and are determined to spare no efforts to this end,” Rouhani said. He also thanked the Iranians residing in foreign countries who took part in these elections and proved that they mind their motherland.