Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the country favors a “win-win” nuclear deal with the 5+1 Group states, expressing hope that Tehran’s negotiating sides would show the necessary political resolve for the settlement of the nuclear case.

According to Press TV, addressing foreign diplomats and ambassadors in Tehran on Tuesday evening, President Rouhani said the Islamic Republic “has always believed in a win-win accord for the nuclear issue, and is still emphasizing such an agreement.”

The President added: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has exhibited the necessary flexibility in resolving the nuclear issue politically, and we hope that our negotiating sides would also show the required political will more than before to settle this issue.”

President Rouhani further stated that Iran’s foreign policy has its roots in constructive interaction with the world, adding that Tehran’s relations with other countries, including with its neighbors, have improved under such an approach.

He pointed out: “Given the nuclear issue, we have also managed to direct the negotiations to be constructive, and put the case on the track of...clinching an agreement between the two sides.”

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