Iran Has Always Followed Clear Path on Nuclear Issue, Speaker Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani reiterated the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear program, emphasizing that the country has never deviated from its peaceful path.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has always followed a clear path on the nuclear issue,” Larijani said during a meeting with Head of Romania-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Surin Stefan Rushka Stansko in Tehran on Tuesday evening.
“Iran has never been after nuclear weapons but has sought to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes,” the senior Iranian lawmaker stated.
He also touched upon parliamentary ties between Iran and Romania, and said, “Close dialogue between the two countries’ parliaments can enormously help in identifying the potential for promotion of relations and removing problems and obstacles in the way of expansion of mutual cooperation.”
The Romanian MP, for his part, described Iran as an important and influential country in the region and emphasized that his country is keen to promote bilateral relations with Tehran in all spheres.
In a separate meeting on Tuesday, Head of Iran-Romania Parliamentary Friendship Group Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi discussed parliamentary ties with his Romanian counterpart in Tehran.
The Iranian MP emphasized the importance of the parliamentary friendship groups, and said that the groups play an important role in “conveying political and social realities” and facilitating relations between the two countries.
He also expressed dissatisfaction over the level of Tehran-Bucharest economic ties, and said Iran and Romania have great potentials to expand trade ties.
