Time for U.S. to Make Up for Mistakes

According To Iran News, President Hassan Rouhani has highlighted the American people’s rejection of the wrong and harmful policies of their government over the past three years, saying the next U.S. administration has an opportunity to correct the mistakes and return to the international commitments.

Addressing a session of the government’s Economic Coordination Headquarters on Sunday, President Rouhani said the results of the U.S. presidential election reveal that Washington’s “damaging and wrong” policies over the past three years have been rejected not only by the world’s people, but also by the American citizens.

“The next U.S. administration has now an opportunity to make up for the past mistakes and return to the path of commitment to international undertakings by respecting the global rules,” the Iranian president added.

President Rouhani reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the policy of constructive interaction with the world and always carries out its commitments if all parties honor their responsibly.

The Iranian nation has overcome an economic war imposed by the U.S., the president underlined, adding, “With their heroic resistance against the imposed economic war, the Iranian people proved that the U.S. policy of maximum pressure is doomed to failure.”

President Rouhani then stressed the need to promote cooperation and interaction between Iran and the neighbors in order to ensure regional security and development, saying the path to economic stability and growth in Iran should be followed strongly and immediately.

The president also pointed to the Iranian administration’s policies for economic growth by boosting domestic production, stimulating investment, and strengthening the national currency.

The President stated, “Now is the time to witness the promotion of security and development in the region in the shadow of cooperation and synergy between Iran and its neighbors, and to follow the path of stability and economic growth of the country with as much strength and speed as possible”.

Referring to the government’s economic program, Rouhani emphasized, “In the improving economic conditions, the government is pursuing the empowering the national currency and contributing to national production and economic growth of the country by adopting appropriate monetary policies and controlling and directing liquidity towards production and development of investment”.

The President also instructed the Minister of Economy to continue selling government shares and surplus assets and issuing government bonds in accordance with the approved plan in order to improve financial and budgetary discipline.