President Rohani Describes Sanctions As Illegal, Inhuman

Tehran, Sept 25, IRNA – President Hassan Rohani in a meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in New York said that Iran is against unilateral sanctions and believes such restrictions are illegal and inhuman. President Rohani expressed satisfaction with expansion of Tehran-Berlin ties and felicitated victory of Christian Democratic Union led by Angela Merkel. Pointing to Iran-Germany economic relations, he called for further expansion of bilateral ties in various fields. On Iran’s nuclear program, the President hoped Germany as a member of the group of sextet will play an influential role in resolving nuclear dispute. He said both Iran and the 5+1- the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany- are determined to play more active role in their bilateral talks. Turning to Syria, the President expressed concern over the crisis in that country and underlined the need to eliminate chemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction in the region. For his part, the German FM hoped the next Iran-5+1 talks would be fruitful, stressing that Berlin is seeking a diplomatic solution to the nuclear dispute. Referring to trade exchanges between the two, Westerwelle said Germany as an Iran’s commercial partner, is not in favor of any sanctions./end