TEHRAN (Iran News) – A Member of Parliament Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Salek made the remarks on FATF-related bills. while speaking to MNA correspondent. “In spite of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), we witness that enemies of the country have not relinquished imposition of sanctions on Iran,” he said. It is 40 years […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A Member of Parliament Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Salek made the remarks on FATF-related bills. while speaking to MNA correspondent.
“In spite of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), we witness that enemies of the country have not relinquished imposition of sanctions on Iran,” he said.
It is 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran has been under sanctions and during these years, the country managed to attain self-sufficiency in many fields, Salek highlighted.
The country must not fall back on its rights in the face of pressure from the enemies, he said, adding “unlike the US, Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Iran is currently at the peak of sovereignty and dignity in the international arena. Under such circumstances, we must not give in to the enemy.”
“We are not seeking to cut ties with the outside world, rather, we are following up measures to broaden our ties with other countries in the world,” he said, adding that endorsing the FATF-related bills by Iran has nothing to do with development of relations with other countries.
Earlier this month, the Expediency Council’s Public Relations has rejected the Tuesday remarks of Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on FATF-related bills, saying the council will mull over the bills regardless of all the pressure.
The rapporteur for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said earlier that talking about ratifying a bill related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is not logical when the country is under sanctions.
“When a part of financial and monetary mechanism worldwide is not capable of working with Iran due to the U.S. sanctions, talking about the FATF is meaningless and ratification of FATF-related bills is model of self-sanctioning, Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said.
At the time the JCPOA (the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal) went into force, the signatories were claiming that they had been facing some FATF-related restrictions to fulfill their obligations, the MP said.
- source : tehrantimes, irannews
