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August 6, 2013
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran was ready for “serious” negotiations on its nuclear program with the major powers “without wasting time”.
“We are the people of interaction and talks, with seriousness and without wasting time, if the other sides are ready,” he said at his first news conference since assuming office on Saturday.
“Iran’s peaceful nuclear program is a national issue… we will not give up the rights of the Iranian people,” he said.
“We will preserve our rights based on the international regulations,” he added, in reference to Iran’s insistence that it has the right to peaceful use of nuclear power as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
“As the president of the Islamic republic, I am announcing that there is political will to solve this issue and also take into consideration the concerns of the other sides,” he said.
Rouhani hit out a call by 76 US senators for tougher sanctions from Washington even as he took office with a call for constructive engagement.
He said Friday’s letter from the US lawmakers to President Barack Obama, which was published on Monday, showed a lack of understanding of Iranian politics.
