TEHRAN April 13(Shana)--President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran would never be able to overcome its economic challenges should the issue of dependence on oil revenues not be resolved.

Addressing a joint meeting of Cabinet and parliament, the president said the last fiscal year which ended on March 20 was a tough year.
�We started [last year] with an oil barrel above $100 and ended [the year] with around $50 a barrel,� he said.
�This year, we have started our work with $50 oil and we have no idea which conditions would prevail over the oil market up to the end of the year,� added Rouhani.
The president said that international sanctions are barring attraction of investment and transfer of technology.
Rouhani said that his administration is determined to reach a �win-win� agreement with six world powers over Iran�s nuclear program.

By SHANA