Pezeshkian: Iran ready to negotiate, will never bow to bullying

According to The Iran Project, he made the remarks on Monday while addressing Iranian and foreign reporters during his first press conference since he took office late August.

“We are not in conflict with anyone,” the Iranian president stated.

He said that his administration will negotiate with the West on contentious issues and expand relations with neighboring countries to improve the economy and achieve long-term objectives.

However, he added that the United States first needs to prove it is prepared to negotiate in good faith and committed to its international obligations. The president noted that so far the Americans have "closed all avenues to us."

“The Americans must show that they are not hostile toward us. We did not establish bases around their country, nor did we impose sanctions on them,” he said.

Iran resolute on implementing 25-year partnership agreement with China

Pezeshkian hailed Iran’s relations with China and said Tehran is determined to implement the 25-year partnership agreement with Beijing.

“We have very good relations with China and a large part of our relationship is with China, Russia and the neighboring countries.”

Iran and China signed the landmark 25-year partnership agreement in March 2021 in a bid to strengthen their long-standing economic and political alliance.

The deal, which had been announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tehran back in 2016, sets the outlines of Sino-Iranian cooperation in political, cultural, security, defense, regional, and international domains for the period in question.

Pezeshkian said China took a “major step” in mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume mutual relations and creating coordination in the region.

He said Iran’s cooperation with regional countries via connecting corridors can improve the access of Iran and China to the respective markets through the Silk Road.

The Iranian president described China as a “strategic” partner and vowed to further develop ties between the two countries.

Reporter : Editorial of The Iran Project