Sari, Mazandaran Prov., Oct 12, IRNA -- President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei's guidelines on the nuclear issue formed the basis of the nuclear talks.

'We said in the course of negotiations that if the economic sanctions will not be removed at the end of negotiations, we will leave the negotiations,' President Rouhani said, addressing a meeting of Mazandaran Province's Administrative Council on Monday.

'We must destroy the wall of sanctions which is the demand of the nation,' he added.

He said that in the process of examining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by the Iranian Parliament, the Supreme Leader and the people supported the government.

'One of the benefits of the JCPOA for the Iranians) is the displaying of our national unity as the JCPOA is a national issue,' added the president.

Rouhani said that if the Iranians intend to become invulnerable to the probable plots hatched by the enemy we need to be strong, when we have a large crowd of unemployed citizens in our country everyone can exert influence on Iran.

'If we will create a strong economy, sufficient employment opportunities and enough target markets for our exports, we will be capable of competing with major world companies then the ways for influence of the enemies will be blocked,' he added.

By IRNA