Senior Iranian government official expects to strengthen economic relations by visiting the President December 17, 9:10
A senior official from the Iranian government said that President Rouhani ’s visit to Japan will soon be realized, “With strong bilateral relations, we can overcome the pressure,” he hoped to strengthen economic relations with Japan despite US sanctions. It was.
In Tehran, the capital city of Iran, a meeting on the theme of economic exchange between the two countries was held on the 16th as Japan and Iran established diplomatic relations for 90 years.
“Iran continues to be sanctioned under the greatest pressure of the United States. However, I have a strong relationship between Iran and Japan, and I have a temporary problem. "I believe we can get over," and expressed his hopes for strengthening economic relations with Japan through President Rouhani's visit to Japan, which is being coordinated later this week.
After the speech, Vice-Minister Araguchi told NHK and other interviews, “Japan has long bought Iranian crude oil. We hope to find a solution and buy the Iranian crude oil again from the Japanese government and companies.” He stressed his desire to resume crude oil trading with Japan, which has been suspended due to sanctions.
Iran urges countries such as Japan to resume suspended trade and financial transactions, but the outlook is uncertain as the US tightens sanctions, and the environment surrounding the Iranian economy is becoming increasingly severe .