EU office opening OK under current circumstances: MP
EU office opening OK under current circumstances: MP

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the European Union’s request for opening an office in Tehran could be granted under the current circumstances provided that they provide practical economic support for Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions. “Today, Europeans are standing with Iran in the political […]

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the European Union’s request for opening an office in Tehran could be granted under the current circumstances provided that they provide practical economic support for Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions.

“Today, Europeans are standing with Iran in the political arena, and if such backing results in cooperation in the economic sphere as well, I believe that the conditions are set for the opening of the EU office in our country,” Tasnim quoted Heshamtollah Falahatpisheh as saying on Wednesday.