Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic Republic wants removal of all sanctions but not in any cost
Speaking in Kazakhstan State Academy of Law, Zarif noted that Iran will not negotiate its national pride and interests in exchange for removal sanctions, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported April 13.
Zarif referred to the historical problems between Iran and the West and said that Iranian nation is not optimistic towards West.
Resolution of problems between Iran and West takes time, he added.
Foreign minister underlined that both sides of nuclear negotiations are concerned about violation of the agreement by the other side.
West should not expect good relations with Iran and in the meantime impose sanction on it, he said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif called Iran's relation with the central Asian countries as historical and cultural, adding that the North-South Transnational Rail Corridor connecting Kazakhstan to Iran via Turkmenistan can help booming the regional countries' economy.
It should be noted that the latest talks by Iran and the P5+1 ended in a framework agreement on April 2. The negotiating sides issued a final statement at the end of the 8-day talks which clarified the objectives of a final deal which is to be reached by July 1.