Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Italy�s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni meet in Tehran on March 1, 2015.[/caption]Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani has reaffirmed the country�s commitment to all its nuclear obligations, stressing that sanctions against the Islamic Republic must be lifted �all at once.�
�The basis of�nuclear negotiations is [making]�efforts to reach common views�and mutual confidence and we believe that all sanctions should be lifted all at once,� Rouhani said in a meeting with Italy�s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Tehran on Sunday.
He added that the sanctions, which have been imposed on Tehran in recent years on �incorrect bases�,�have been detrimental to all including the European Union.
�Iran has always honored�its commitments and it is currently clear to everyone�that Iran is a completely serious side in the talks,� the Iranian president stated.
He emphasized that there is no option but negotiations to settle the outstanding issues about the Iranian nuclear program.
Iran and the P5+1 countries� -- Britain, France, China, Russia, and the United States plus Germany � are making attempts to narrow their differences on the outstanding issues related to Tehran's nuclear program ahead of a July�1�deadline for reaching a comprehensive deal.
The scale of Iran�s uranium enrichment and the timetable for the removal of anti-Iran sanctions are seen as the major stumbling blocks in the talks.
Iran-Italy ties
Rouhani said�Iran and Italy enjoy a great deal of potentialities�to boost trade ties, adding that Tehran welcomes further expansion of cooperation with Rome.
He said further reciprocal visits by the two countries� officials and stronger bilateral cooperation would be beneficial to the two sides, the region and the entire world.
Italy�s support for nuclear deal
The Italian foreign minister said his country strongly believes that a comprehensive deal over Iran�s nuclear issue would be in favor of Tehran, Rome and the whole of the�international community.
Italy would do its utmost in�supporting the nuclear negotiations, Gentiloni added, expressing hope that a comprehensive deal should give priority to sanctions relief for Tehran.
By Press TV
