11.07.2013

Emar Brok meets Iran’s Oil Minister on the sidelines of a FAZ Conference

On the sidelines of an international conference on Energy Security on Wednesday, organised by the daily newspaper „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“ in Frankfurt am Main, the Chairman on Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament Elmar Brok met Iran’s Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi.

Brok said that Iran has the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy under the known conditions. If Iran says that a military use of nuclear energy is not compatible with Islam, then it can pave the way to a solution through negogiation and trust-building acts. Until now, it seems as though talks have only been used to gain time.

Brok expressed the hope that following the presidential elections in Iran, the entire government will enable solution-oriented talks to ensue. They will have constructive partners.