Iran's Supreme Leader: US Officials Unreliable, Dishonest
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei urged Iranian officials to keep vigilant about direct talks with the US, saying that Washington's empty promises testify to the White House's unreliability and dishonesty towards the Iranian nation during the past decades.
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TEHRAN(Asremrooz):During an Iftar (Fast breaking) ceremony with a group of senior Iranian officials on Sunday night, Ayatollah Khamenei underlined that the US officials are unreliable and dishonest, adding, “…I am not optimistic about negotiation with the US although I have not rejected negotiations over certain issues such as Iraq in the past years.”
The Leader noted that “We have always believed in interaction with the world,” but any interaction must be based on a proper recognition of the other side.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi underlined that the new Iranian administration has not yet decided on entering direct talks with the US.
“The new Iranian administration has not made any decisions about entering talks with the US,” Araqchi said.
On Saturday, Iranian Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani said, “The West should prepare the grounds for building mutual trust (with Iran) by putting aside its coercive policies … against Tehran.”
He noted that the Islamic Republic plays a pivotal role in the strategic equations of the world and the region due to its huge oil and gas resources and its important geopolitical situation.
The envoy hailed a recent letter sent by the US Congress to President Barack Obama for the start of serious talks with Tehran, but meantime, underlined that words do not suffice and Washington should show a change of approach in action.
A total of 130 US congressmen on Friday called on President Barack Obama to use the opportunity of the election of Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s incoming president and offer direct talks with the Islamic Republic.
Political observers believe that the West has remained at loggerheads with Iran mainly over the independent and home-grown nature of Tehran's nuclear technology, which gives the Islamic Republic the potential to turn into a world power and a role model for the other third-world countries. Washington has laid much pressure on Iran to make it give up the most sensitive and advanced part of the technology, which is uranium enrichment, a process used for producing nuclear fuel for power plants.
The Leader noted that “We have always believed in interaction with the world,” but any interaction must be based on a proper recognition of the other side.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi underlined that the new Iranian administration has not yet decided on entering direct talks with the US.
“The new Iranian administration has not made any decisions about entering talks with the US,” Araqchi said.
On Saturday, Iranian Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani said, “The West should prepare the grounds for building mutual trust (with Iran) by putting aside its coercive policies … against Tehran.”
He noted that the Islamic Republic plays a pivotal role in the strategic equations of the world and the region due to its huge oil and gas resources and its important geopolitical situation.
The envoy hailed a recent letter sent by the US Congress to President Barack Obama for the start of serious talks with Tehran, but meantime, underlined that words do not suffice and Washington should show a change of approach in action.
A total of 130 US congressmen on Friday called on President Barack Obama to use the opportunity of the election of Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s incoming president and offer direct talks with the Islamic Republic.
Political observers believe that the West has remained at loggerheads with Iran mainly over the independent and home-grown nature of Tehran's nuclear technology, which gives the Islamic Republic the potential to turn into a world power and a role model for the other third-world countries. Washington has laid much pressure on Iran to make it give up the most sensitive and advanced part of the technology, which is uranium enrichment, a process used for producing nuclear fuel for power plants.
Source : خبرگزاری Fars News
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