Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is open to dialogue and negotiations but would not give in to pressure or coercion, asserting that any negotiations must take place based on “justice and equal” terms, as per Iranian news agency ISNA.
According to ISNA, Pezeshkian made the remarks on Sunday during a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the Iranian Milk Industries Company (Pegah), attended by the company’s management and employees.
Referring to what he described as attempts by Iran’s “enemies”, the United States and Israel, to strike the country, Pezeshkian said, “The Supreme Leader ordered us to end the situation of neither war nor peace.”
“We can talk with dignity and end the issue with dignity. We are people of dialogue and negotiation, and logic dictates that if we can get our rights through dialogue, we should not get ourselves involved in war. But we will not surrender to force and bullying,” he said.
Pezeshkian further referred to his address at the United Nations General Assembly in September, reiterating that Iran was willing to pursue diplomatic engagement based on fairness and mutual respect.
“In my speech to the UN General Assembly, I also emphasized that we are people of dialogue based on justice and on equal and fair terms, and we demand our rights, but we will not submit to force,” he said.
