Rohani seeks constructive interaction with world: Iran oil min.<\/p>\n
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi says president-elect Hassan Rohani seeks constructive interaction with the world.\n<\/p>\n
Qasemi said on Wednesday that Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s newly-elected president \u00c5\u201cis familiar and well-versed in international affairs and is an expert on international relations and \u2026 his slogan has always been cooperation and constructive interaction with the world.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
He made the remarks during an international conference, which was hosted by the Munich Security Conference Foundation (MSC) and the F.A.Z. Forum in the German city of Frankfurt to discuss \u00c5\u201cenergy security.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The event was participated by leading politicians, business executives and scientists to discuss the economic, environmental and security policy issues surrounding energy security in the 21st century.\n<\/p>\n
The Iranian minister further described Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s June 14 presidential election as an \u00c5\u201camazing\u201d event which shows the existence of \u00c5\u201ccomplete democracy\u201d in the Islamic Republic.\n<\/p>\n
Qasemi also criticized US-engineered sanctions against Iran, stressing that anti-Iran bans \u00c5\u201cdisrupt the cycle of energy security.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Last year, the Islamic Republic invested more than USD 30 billion in the energy sector despite the anti-Iran bans, the Iranian oil minister noted.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cWe are strongly against politicizing the energy issue and [we] are critical of the performance of main consumer countries which use the energy issue as a tool to achieve their political ends,\u201d the Iranian minister said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The United States, the Israeli regime and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. <\/p>\n
Over the false allegation, Washington and the European Union have imposed a series of illegal unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s oil and financial sectors.\n<\/p>\n
Iran rejects the allegation over its nuclear energy program and argues that as a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.\n<\/p>\n
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