Rouhani says most Iranians want peace
AFP, Tehran :
An overwhelming majority of Iranians want peace with the rest of the world, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, defending the nuclear negotiations under way with major powers.
“Despite a small minority that speak loudly, the vast majority of the population are in favour of peace, reconciliation and constructive agreement with the world,” Rouhani said during a televised speech in Shahriyar, west of Tehran.
Iran and the so-called P5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany) have been engaged for nearly two years in negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme to prevent the Islamic republic from getting the bomb, in exchange for the easing of international economic sanctions.
The two sides signed a framework agreement on April 2 and aim to finalise a deal by June 30.
The negotiations, approved by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have support within the country and among the Iranian political class.
But some conservatives have criticised the concessions made to the West.
An overwhelming majority of Iranians want peace with the rest of the world, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, defending the nuclear negotiations under way with major powers.
“Despite a small minority that speak loudly, the vast majority of the population are in favour of peace, reconciliation and constructive agreement with the world,” Rouhani said during a televised speech in Shahriyar, west of Tehran.
Iran and the so-called P5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany) have been engaged for nearly two years in negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme to prevent the Islamic republic from getting the bomb, in exchange for the easing of international economic sanctions.
The two sides signed a framework agreement on April 2 and aim to finalise a deal by June 30.
The negotiations, approved by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have support within the country and among the Iranian political class.
But some conservatives have criticised the concessions made to the West.
