Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to violence and extremism, calling for the restoration of peace in the Middle East and the Balkans.

“Different regions in the world, including the Middle East and the Balkans, should turn into regions of peace and calm,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic in Tehran on Tuesday.

He urged all countries to make efforts for a world devoid of violence and extremism, saying, "the Islamic Republic of Iran opposes extremism and violence anywhere.”

He emphasized that ethnic strife and extremism would hinder the establishment of peace and security.

Rouhani further referred to a recent nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers and said, “These [nuclear] negotiations showed that other regional and international problems could be also resolved within the framework of logic and through negotiating table.”

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany – finalized the text of an agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

Under the JCPOA, limits are put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for a set of commitments by the P5+1, including the removal of all economic and financial sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian president also stressed the importance of Tehran-Belgrade ties in economic, scientific, cultural and tourism sectors.

Serbia’s willingness to boost Iran ties

Dacic, who is also Serbia’s first deputy prime minister, said his country is keen to improve ties with Iran in all fields, particularly in economic arena.

Serbia also calls for cooperation with Iran in the oil and gas sectors, he added.

By Press TV