Weak JCPOA Would Erode Trust in Dialogue, Iran’s President Warns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cautioned on Tuesday that any lack of commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will create pessimism about effectiveness of negotiated solution to disputes.
In a meeting with Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn in Tehran on Tuesday, President Rouhani described the JCPOA -a nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers- as an agreement on the basis of a win-win approach, urging concerted efforts to help the deal hold.
“Any measure undermining it (the JCPOA) could make all countries pessimistic and distrustful of effectiveness of negotiations and compromise in the process of resolving regional and international problems,” the president added.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he highlighted the ample opportunities for cooperation between Iran and Luxembourg, referring to “banking and insurance issues” as the key to enhancement of economic relations.
Iran can satisfy part of Europe’s demands for energy, and also link Europe to the Indian Ocean and East Asia via a transit route, President Rouhani went on to say.
For his part, the Luxembourgian minister hailed Iran as a great nation in the region, saying both his country and the European Union acknowledge “Tehran’s major and influential role” in settlement of regional conflicts.
As regards the JCPOA, Asselborn stressed the need for commitment to such multilateral agreements, saying Luxembourg-Ville is a supporter of the nuclear accord between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Luxembourg is a landlocked country in Western Europe. The European state was one of the countries that played host to the nuclear talks between Iran and the six nations.
