Rouhani at CICA summit:

Iran can't remain sole committed side to JCPOA

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran cannot remain the only committed side to the nuclear deal (JCPOA), and the other signatories need to do their share of saving this important agreement, Iranian President Rouhani said in his address to CICA summit in Tajikistan.

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Date: 15 June 2019 - 11:55

Addressing the 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Saturday in Dushanbe, President Hassan Rouhani said that achieving an acceptable level of peace, stability and development in today's world requires development of regional cooperation and dialogue, adding, “the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is based on cooperation, synergy, and finding ways to achieve common interests, mutual benefit, and in one word, a win-win policy."

“Within the same framework, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers cooperation with regional countries and using the mechanism of multilateral dialogues within the framework of CICA summits very effective, fruitful and essential," he added.

The full text of President Hassan Rouhani’s speech is as follows:

At the outset, I would like to thank the government of Tajikistan and His Excellency Mr Rahmon, for hosting this important meeting, as well as the Chinese government for hosting the previous summit during its presidency. I am confident that the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), during the new presidency, will continue to promote dialogue and cooperation among member states in order to realise the goals of the conference, and strengthen its role in the peace and stability of the region and the world.

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