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Rouhani: Iran’s oil-gas sector not under nuke sanctions anymore (UPDATE 3)

Politics Materials 17 January 2017 18:04 (UTC +04:00)
Iran’s president said that the nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers which came into force in last January is a great national achievement.

Details added (first version posted 17:03)

Tehran, Iran, Jan. 17

By Mehdi Sepahvand, Fatih Karimov – Trend:

Iran’s president said that the nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers which came into force in last January is a great national achievement.

He made the remarks during a press conference in Tehran on the first anniversary of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action aka nuclear deal) implementation, Trend's correspondent reported from the event.

Rouhani said that all nuclear sanctions have been removed after the implementation of JCPOA.

"Iran’s oil and gas sector is not under nuclear sanctions anymore," Rouhani said.

However, he added that the US is stonewalling implementation of the JCPOA.

"That is what we expected," Rouhani said.

The IAEA has admitted that Iran’s nuclear program has not any point of suspicion, he said, adding that the end of the nuclear dossier meant a moral high-ground for Iranian people.

He further touched upon his administration’s economic achievements, saying the economic growth of 6.4 percent in current Iranian year(started March 2016) was unique in the region, while many countries had been hit by economic recession.

He added that his administration has taken a big step in establishing 700,000 jobs in one year to tackle unemployment.

On a question about speculations whether he might be disqualified for upcoming elections by the country’s Guardian Council, Rouhani said that these are rumours and he enjoys good ties with the council.

Elsewhere in his remarks Rouhani touched upon the critics about the nuclear deal, saying those who criticize the JCPOA need to tell people that what would happen if there was no the nuclear deal.

Without the deal, Iran’s oil incomes would have shrunken severely; he said, adding that however, his administration succeeded to pay the government employees using the revenues, which became available due to the direct effect of the JCPOA.

"One of our biggest goals in nuclear deal is the employment of the youth. Jobs can be created by investment," Rouhani said.

While responding to a question about upcoming Syrian talks in Astana, he said that Iran believes that the Syrian crisis must be resolved through dialogue. Rouhani said that Iran hopes that the first step in Astana won’t be last.

"Now in Astana, we will have the major players with Russia, Iran and Turkey as organizers of the session."

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