Tehran, YJC. Rouhani says negotiations can have constructive results only if following reason.
Hassan Rouhani who was speaking in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday
pointed to the ongoing Iran-West negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program
and said "We always said that the talks must follow reason and rationality. It will
not be of any effect to bring gunpowder to the table. Threats can never be
effective on the negotiation table. Our people have always resisted threats and
they will continue to do so. Yet on the other hand they have always been ready
to work within the framework of reason, and they are so now.”
"The opportunity which has come by today, created by our
people on the elections in a political breakthrough, is a unique opportunity. All
must use this opportunity and this window which has been opened,” the president
asserted.
He further said "Of course we will rely on internal
resources, physical, and above all, our human resources for development. We can
rely on ourselves to fare on the path of development. But all the while we have
wanted to have positive relations with others as well. We are after regional
stability and peace.”
Rouhani added "If our negotiations with the 5+1 are
successful it will benefit the entire region. There is no doubt that successful
negotiations will benefit all. We would like a win-win situation. If one
intends to force a way on the negotiations, he has to know that the talks won’t
come off. The results will not be durable either.”