Talks Should Be Based on Lausanne Statement: Araqchi
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There is a high Contd. on P. 2 reached with Iran in Lausanne, Swit- demand for foreign investment in Abbas Araqchi, the Iranian deputy for- members of the UN Security Council plus zerland, was an important milestone. Iran’s mining projects, so that many Now detailed negotiations will focus multinational companies have put in on crucial details relating to safe- their investment requests, according guards and lifting international sanc- to Iranian Deputy Industry, Mining, Iraqi president makes first visit to Iran see page 11 tions. Ending sanctions, however, and Trade Minister Mehdi Karbasian. leads to another critical part of Iran’s Companies from Germany, Spain, energy equation: new investments Denmark, Belgium, England, France, in its nonnuclear energy sector that Switzerland, Canada, South Korea, could boost its oil and gas exports. India, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Kuwait Under favorable scenarios, Iran have so far requested for making in- could increase its oil exports of vestment in the Iranian mining pro- 1.2 million barrels a day by about jects, Karbasian, who is also the direc- 300,000 barrels a day, drawn from tor of the Iranian Mines and Mining its floating storage. That could add Industries Development and Renova- 1 million barrels a day to global sup- tion, known as IMIDRO, said. ply within 12 months to 18 months. In order to attract foreign inves- Low global growth forecasts indi- tors, they will be given the right to cate that this prospect would add, operate Iranian mines for 25 years, longer term, to downward pres- the Mehr News Agency quoted Kar- sures on oil prices. basian as saying on Tuesday. Iran would also likely accept low- Iran is believed to hold more than er prices in return for badly needed 7 percent of the world’s total miner- revenues and as a means to rebuild al reserves. It ranks at the 10th place its share of the global oil market. in terms of the variety of mineral re- Tehran would likely need an in- sources. Key large deposits that still crease of tens of billions of dollars remain underdeveloped are zinc, each year to reverse the 15 percent copper, iron, uranium, and lead. rate of decline in output from its ag- Contd. on P. 4 Contd. on P. 4 Tasnim ing fields. Nicoullaud: Iran needs not to worry NEWS about French position toward nuclear talks NEWS Syrian army By Zahra Khodaee Arabia confirmed the necessity to reach a ro- Air strikes hit makes gains bust, lasting, verifiable, undisputed and bind- Yemen capital, TEHRAN — Last week, French President ing deal with Iran”. Who can oppose such a across country, François Hollande met with King Salman of statement? It is also in the Iranian interest UN envoy arrives Saudi Arabia and other leaders of the Persian to reach a robust and binding deal with the recaptures key Gulf Arab states, some days before a U.S.-Ar- U.S. and the others! In this case, please take hours before points in Qalamoun ab summit in Camp David in which President note that the French have in fact convinced truce Barack Obama will try to win support for a the Saudis to take their first public position in The Syrian army carried out a se- nuclear agreement with Iran by the end of favor of a good deal with Iran, and this goes Saudi-led air strikes pounded Yeme- ries of military operations against June. emotions felt at the time of the Bam earth- into the right direction. ni capital Sana’a on Tuesday and the terrorists’ strongholds in different Mr. Hollande’s presence at the (P) GCC quake and the splendid reaction deployed by Precisely, Mr. Hollande’s visit to Saudi new United Nations envoy to the parts of the Arab country, including meeting was a message to Washington by the the personnel of the French Embassy when Arabia comes ahead of U.S.-Arab summit in country arrived there hours before the mountainous Qalamoun region Saudis and other Arab states, who have de- coming to the rescue of the people of Bam. which Obama will aim to sell Iran nuclear a five-day ceasefire after over six near the border with Lebanon. clared their uneasiness about the nuclear diplo- France is again adopting the toughest deal. How do you analyze this visit? weeks of war was set to begin. The army managed to recap- macy of the Obama administration with Iran. line against Iran in nuclear negotiations, po- A: President Hollande was invited by the Seeking to restore exiled Presi- ture the al-Kherbeh crossing in Qa- France has also taken a tough approach tentially placing Paris at odds with the Oba- (P)GCC leaders to join them at their summit dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, an lamoun, killing dozens of terrorists in nuclear talks between Iran and the six ma administration as a diplomatic deadline meeting, and this was the first time that a alliance of Persian Gulf Arab nations in the area and hunting down the major powers. This is while Paris has signed to forge an agreement. What do French ne- Western leader was invited at such a meet- has since March 26 been bombing remaining, a military source told the a number of major arms deals with Persian gotiators seek in nuclear talks? ing. This is not the kind of invitation that you the Yemen. Syrian news agency, SANA. Gulf Arab countries in recent months. A: I do not believe that there is a serious can decline... It is true that this invitation was Saudi-led airstrikes on a rock- The al-Kherbeh crossing was Khabaronline press agency has talked to rift between the U.S. and the French positions a signal sent by the (P)GCC leaders to Oba- et base in the Yemeni capital Sa- used by terrorists to infiltrate from François Nicoullaud, France’s ambassador to in the negotiation on the Iranian nuclear file. ma before their upcoming meeting at Camp na’a Monday killed 90 people and Lebanon and join the al-Nusra Front Tehran from 2001 to 2005, about Hollande’s The French let clearly the Americans take the David, conveying the message: “look, you wounded 300, a local official was and other terrorist organizations in visit to Riyadh and the French position to- lead, intervening eventually when they feel are not the only friend we have in the world, quoted as telling the state news the Qalamoun region, where battles ward the nuclear talks. that there could be some flaws in the archi- there are other people who like us and on agency Saba. with militants are raging on. Following is the text of the interview: tecture of the agreeement, thus contributing which we can also rely”. This is good diplo- Mauritanian diplomat Ismail Ould Dozens of terrorists were also As always, I would like to start the to produce the best possible deal. All in all, up matic game but it does not mean that France Cheikh Ahmed said he had arrived to confirmed dead during the army op- interview with a question about your man- to now, the result has not been so bad! has been invited, or is ever imagining, to re- prepare for the humanitarian truce erations in the region. date when you were ambassador in Iran. For Iranians people, the French po- place the U.S. in the Middle-East, This is far and jumpstart stalled political talks Homs Province Do have any memorable experiences that sition is unfriendly and unjustified when beyond its capacity, France knows it and the among Yemen’s civil war factions. In Homs Province, the army’s air would be interesting for our readers? French diplomats have been publicly press- (P)GCC countries know it also. And by the “We are convinced there is no force targeted ISIL terrorist group A: It has been ten years since I left Iran af- ing the U.S. and other world powers not to way, I am absolutely convinced that the U.S. solution to Yemen’s problem except strongholds in Ber Hawaya in Homs ter having spent almost five wonderful years give ground. What’s your message for Irani- has no intention to reduce its presence in through a dialogue, which must be countryside, killing a number of as French Ambassador in your country, but an people about this political behavior? the Persian Gulf as it rightly perceives this re- Yemeni,” the envoy was quoted by terrorists and inuring many others.