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Pezeshkian: Iran will not bow to excessive demands in negotiations
President due in Pakistan today for one-day visit
President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated on Monday that Tehran will not yield to “excessive demands” or any attempt to disregard the rights of the Iranian people during the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States to end war.
Speaking at a ceremony marking National Guilds Day, Pezeshkian said the talks are being conducted with dignity and strength and within the framework determined by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
He also emphasized the strategic role played by guilds and trade unions in preserving national stability and maintaining services to the people throughout the recent imposed war by the US and the Israeli regime.
Pezeshkian also referred to the Israel’s war on Lebanon, hailing the recent ceasefire in Lebanon as a significant diplomatic victory for the Iranian negotiating team in the talks with the US.
"The fact that today, as a result of the resistance of our negotiating team, the other side has been compelled to back down on the issue of Lebanon and has ceased the killing and slaughter of the oppressed people of that country is no small achievement," Pezeshkian said.
Iran has insisted on a halt to Israel’s attacks in Lebanon as a precondition for the resumption of negotiations.
On Sunday, Tehran and Washington began new round of negotiations to how implement a Memorandum of Understanding reached between the two countries in Pakistan last week.
Islamabad has played a significant role in establishing a ceasefire between the two countries after the US-Israeli aggression against Iran in February.
IRNA said on Monday that President Pezeshkian will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for on a one-day visit to hold consultations and exchange views with top Pakistani officials.
Expressing appreciation to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for "his mediation between Iran and the United States" is among the objectives of the visit, said Habibollah Abbasi, director of public relations at the president's office.