TOKYO, Dec 20 — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today slammed the “irrational” withdrawal of the United States from the multinational nuclear deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme, as he met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Rouhani’s trip to Japan comes after deadly protests...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meet in Tokyo, Japan, December 20, 2019. — Charly Triballeau/Pool picture via Reuters
“I strongly condemn the US for unilaterally and irrationally withdrawing” from the deal, said Rouhani, who became the first Iranian head of state to visit Japan for two decades.Rouhani and Abe’s summit talks and a dinner were scheduled to last into this evening. The two leaders are not scheduled to brief reporters after the talks.
However, he acknowledged that “our Japanese friends usually convey messages or initiatives, which we welcome... and seriously examine”. Abe travelled to Tehran in June to try to ease tensions between the United States and Iran in the Gulf. “This kind of policy is aimed at securing Japanese vessels’ safety,” said government spokesman Yoshihide Suga, adding that 90 per cent of Japan’s crude oil imports come from the region.Rouhani flew to Japan from Malaysia where he called on Muslim countries at a summit to band together to fight US “economic terrorism”.
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