TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined Tehran’s willingness to further expand cooperation with the European states, and said the country’s relations with the EU are not limited to trade and economy.


“The relations between Iran and the EU are not just limited to trade and economic fields, but they are originated in culture as well as international and regional equations,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Latvia’s new accredited Ambassador to Tehran Atis Sjanits on Monday.

“Iran attaches great importance to its relations with the European Union and these ties are age-old and traditional,” he added.

Rouhani described war on drug trafficking, terrorism and extremism as other arenas for cooperation between Iran and Europe.

The Latvian diplomat, for his part, referred to his country’s rotating presidency over the EU next year, and said, “Development of the relations between Iran and the EU during Latvia’s presidency is among our priorities along with the development of our bilateral ties.”

In relevant remarks in January, Rouhani underlined that Iran lays emphasis on the expansion of ties with European countries.

“There is a suitable ground for the expansion of all-out relations between Iran and European countries,” President Rouhani said in a meeting with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in Davos, Switzerland.

Barroso, for his part, stressed that both the European Commission and the European Union “are keen to enhance ties with Iran”, and said, “Iran could make a good partner for Europe.”

The European Commission president also underlined Iran’s significant role in the Middle East.

By Fars News Agency 

 

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