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Iran says will continue efforts to help regional stability

21 May 2016 [10:45] - TODAY.AZ

President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that his government will continue efforts to help regional stability and security, IRNA reported.

Today the world knows that Iran's policy is the policy of logic and constructive engagement and that the Islamic Republic is a pioneer in the fight against Takfiri-terrorist groups, Rouhani said in a meeting with Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani.

While the situation in the Middle East region is volatile, Iran has the best security and stability, he said.

The President also said that through hard efforts of the government, now ground is ready for economic activities and more engagement with the world.

Improving people's daily life is government's top priority, he said.

Despite falling oil prices and a bad world economic situation, the government during the past year (Iranian calendar), have run the country's affairs without applying for foreign loans, President added.

He also urged continuing efforts against the spread of Iranophobia.

President Rouhani then referred to the recent Assembly of Experts and legislative elections in Iran, saying that people are now more hopeful about the future.

President Rouhani met with senior clerics in the holy city of Qom on Friday.

The President, who arrived in Qom earlier in the day, in separate meetings, met with Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpayegani, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shiraz, Ayatollah Shobeiri Zanjani, Ayatollah Seyyed Abdul Karim Mousavi Ardebili, Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini Alavi Gorgani, Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani and Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli.

/By Trend/
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