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By APD writer****Muhammad Sohail
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday voiced his country’s readiness to resume talks with the United States under the condition that Washington returns to the 2015 nuclear deal and fulfills its obligations under the pact, including lift of sanctions, local media reported.
Addressing a ceremony, Rouhani said, “A plot has been hatched against us (by the U.S.) to damage our greatness to force us to be surrendered and to be obedient, however, it is not possible in face of our nation; instead, they should return from the wrong path they started once.”
“We are ready for negotiations whenever they (the U.S. officials) confess their wrong policy. We are ready to talk to you, to listen to your words. You should listen to our words too,” said Rouhani.
Advising the U.S. officials, the president said, “You are not a superior government than the Iranian government. We respect your people, but, we strongly protest your ruling system. We condemn your measures, but meantime, we remind that the returning path is open to you.”
Earlier in December, the president said his country had not closed the door to negotiations despite sanctions by the United States.
The president added that he would be ready to meet the leaders of the countries party to the nuclear deal if the sanction on Iran are lifted.
The nuclear deal was signed between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council) plus Germany in July 2015. However, in May 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the pact and imposed the harshest ever sanctions in history against Iran.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
