Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is ready to reach a final deal with the P5+1 countries on Tehran’s nuclear energy program based on international regulations.

According to Press TV, in a meeting with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, he said in Tehran on Sunday “The continuation of unfair sanctions against Tehran is not possible and Western firms are negotiating and signing contracts for cooperation with Iran.”

Rouhani said that the regime of “incorrect and unfair” sanctions adopted by Western countries against Iran has faced numerous problems.

The Iranian president further stated that violence, extremism and terrorism are major problems of developing countries in the world and expressed Iran’s readiness to have close cooperation with South Africa on regional and international issues.

Rouhani added that terrorism and extremism are the outcomes of Western powers’ measures, saying, “Western countries will undoubtedly face many problems caused by these terrorist groups in the future.”

The South African minister, for her part, criticized the unfair sanctions imposed on Tehran over its nuclear energy program, saying such bans have also affected the entire African region.

Mashabane threw her country’s weight behind nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

EA