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Rowhani: Talks with EU officials "positive"

IRNA

Tehran, Nov 19, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security 
Council Hassan Rowhani here Tuesday assessed his talks with senior EU 
officials in Brussels as "positive". 
Talking to reporters at Mehrabad International Airport after 
returning from Brussels, Rowhani said the visit took place at a 
very sensitive time on the threshold of the IAEA Board of Governors` 
meeting and under conditions that Iran`s enemies had intensified 
their activities against the Islamic Republic. 
"The European Union officials described the new atmosphere 
created for Iran today as a turning point and an important historic 
event in Iran-EU ties," he said. 
Rowhani also termed the talks with senior EU officials and the 
foreign ministers of the three European countries with whom agreement 
had been achieved in Tehran (Germany, France and Britain) as 
constructive, effective and clear. 
He stressed that Iran has not made any requests from anyone in 
any talk and in any statement. 
"We have been seeking the legitimate rights of the Iranian 
nation and have held talks with our partners within the framework 
of regulations and treaties and have reached agreement, and they are 
also committed to fulfill their promises," he said. 
The SNSC secretary noted that they have clearly expressed their 
commitment to their undertakings in Tehran. 
He stressed that one of the three EU ministers admitted the 
Iranian nation has been insulted over the past 100 years and that 
certain powers sought to humiliate the country but Iran currently 
enjoyed a special position. 
He quoted another minister as terming the Middle East as a very 
important region and saying that they regard Iran as the main axis 
in the region and for this reason they seek to expand their ties 
with Tehran in all fields. 
"We have explicitly announced that Iran will not accept any 
sentence in the upcoming resolution which set the issue of 
suspension (of Uranium enrichment activities) -- that Iran started 
voluntarily -- as a legal commitment," Rowhani further stated. 
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