ILNA: The U.S. plans to reserve its share from Irans market for the future, vice president for international affairs at Tehrans Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Mohammad Reza BakhtiariTold Trend News agency.Commenting on a warning from undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman about business with Iran, Bakhtiari said that the U.S. officials negative statements are natural, while they are interested in having a major share in Irans market.
Sherman, who is spearheading the diplomacy with Tehran, said that the United States was warning the growing number of business delegations heading to Iran that sweeping sanctions remained in place, the Telegraph reported on Feb. 4.
There are several political and executive problems for the U.S. administration such as pressure groups and lobbies which do not want sanctions to be lifted, Bakhtiari said.
These kinds of statements are intended to soften the pressure, and also the Americans plan to prevent Europe from trading with Iran, to save their own share in the Iranian market for the future, he added.
Entering the lucrative markets is a unique chance for the European countries to overcome the economic crisis, Bakhtiari remarked.
While responding a question about the French business delegations visit to Tehran, Bakhtiari said that they had constructive negotiations in Iran which will lead to positive results.
A delegation of more than 100 French companies arrived in Tehran on Feb. 3 in the biggest demonstration of western business interest in Iran for more than a decade.
Several European business delegations have visited Iran in recent weeks after the Geneva nuclear deal, Bakhtiari said, adding that the French delegations visit follows these visits.
On Jan. 12, Iran and the P5+1 agreed on Jan. 20 as the date to start implementing the interim nuclear deal that the two sides struck in Geneva on November 24, 2013.
By ILNA
The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.
