Tehran, YJC. President Rouhani says Iran is going to improve its banking and economic relations with the EU as sanctions are lifted.
Hassan Rouhani in meeting with the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Latvia pointed to current talks with the P5+1 and said "As relations
in banking and economy improve by the first step of the negotiations, we are
seeing changes in relations with the EU.”
Maintaining that the incumbent Iranian administration
pursues international détente he said "Resolving regional and global issues is
conceivable only through countries’ cooperation.”
The president provided comments on Iran’s geographical
situation and its significance in road and railroad transportation and asserted
that related cooperation can bring great opportunities to connect central Asia to
Europe.
Pointing out that Latvia is going to head the EU next year, Rouhani
expressed hope that Iran-Latvia relations will grow more intimate, resulting in
benefit to both countries as well as to the EU.”
Rouhanis Latvian counterpart in turn said that during the
country’s presiding term over the EU its relations with Iran will improve.
Edgars Rinkēvičs stated "We hope that Iran’s nuclear talks
end in full success and a new chapter is opened for cooperation between the EU
and Iran.”
"To fights international terrorism we must unite,” he also
stated, adding "It is a pity that terrorism has found its way into our region
and created problems there.”