Tehran, May 2, IRNA � Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali-Akbar Velayati said on Monday that Iran's policy is based on broadening relations with other countries.



Speaking to France's Secretary General for Foreign Affairs Christian Masse, Velayati said establishment of relations among countries takes time while destroying or stopping it is done speedily.

He said he had once met French President Francois Mitterrand and also met Jacques Chirac and Nicola Sarkozy.

He said the Islamic Republic of Iran holds a positive attitude towards France and 'I hope serious and practical steps will be taken for expansion of relations. If Europe takes a united stance, French position will be definitely effective.'

On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Velayati said fulfillment of commitments is of utmost importance and France should play an effective role in this connection.

Masse said, for his part, that his talks with Iranian officials today, especially the political talks held in the foreign ministry, have been fruitful and said, 'We are now in a sensitive juncture; it is both for France and Iran. The meetings are of importance from this point of view. The JCPOA should show its effects and the visit of President Hassan Rouhani to Paris should also revealed its effects. The political talks we started with Iran should show their effects more.'

He said Velayati has made an effective contribution to expansion of Tehran-Paris cooperation through his visits to France.

By IRNA