Geneva agreement 1st step to confidence: Iranian president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that recent Geneva agreement is the first step to build confidence between Iran and the world powers.

 For reaching the confidence, there is a long way ahead, but the first step was taken in the recent talks, said Rouhani at a press conference.


 Under this agreement, world powers recognized Iran's nuclear rights. Iran possesses the right to uranium enrichment by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said the Iranian president.


 This agreement explicitly declares that Iran will continue its uranium enrichment, said Rouhani calling it an "achievement" for Iran's negotiating team.


 Therefore, the uranium enrichment activities will continue as before, and Iran's nuclear sites will not stop their activities, he said.


 Also, Rouhani said that under this agreement the regime of sanctions has started to split and the breaking will be completed in the future.


 The Iranian nation has serious determination to continue the talks with the P5+1 group; namely Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany, over its nuclear issue, said Rouhani.


 Iran is ready to remove all the doubts on the country's nuclear program, he added.


 If the P5+1 group fulfills its commitments relevant to the agreement, Iran will also implement the agreement; consequently, the talks will continue and further agreements will be reached, emphasized the president.


 Iran and the P5+1 announced they have reached a deal early Sunday morning after five days of marathon talks in Geneva.


 The United States and its allies will afford Iran with sanctions relief equivalent to 7 billion U.S. dollars under the terms of the six-month nuclear deal, according to a White House statement.


 In exchange, Iran will halt nuclear enrichment above five percent in purity, it added.