Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that Tehran expected Paris to adopt a more "realistic" approach toward Iran's nuclear activities. Iran has acted according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations, therefore there was no reason for France to change its previous policies toward Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Husseini said in a press release.| "Let's be reasonable, here." |
It is a "hasty speculation" to consider that France's measures were in collaboration with US policies, Husseini asserted when asked about France's new policies which seem to be siding with the US. These views were mostly created through the Western media, although France has not shown positive policies toward Iran's stances recently, he explained. Some reports state that Washington's change in its unilateral policies toward Tehran affected Paris views too; in this regard Husseini claimed that the US hostile policies toward Iran had not changed at all, although some American officials had supported the Iran-IAEA agreement.
He emphasized that Iran and France should employ and expand their satisfactory relations. The French and Iranian governments enjoy very good relations, yet some observers believe that after President Nicolas Sarkozy was the French government has changed its views toward Iran. |