US military presence root cause of regional issues: Rouhani
Tehran (KNA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that many regional and global issues are because of some countries’ dictatorship and bullying behavior, especially by the United States, the root cause of which is violating international regulations.
Speaking in a meeting with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Gabriela Cuevas Barron on Sunday in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani said, "the IPU has always had a positive role in guiding and bringing parliaments and public opinions closer, as well as important political and social issues."
"Terrorism, unilateralism and environmental issues are the problems that today's world is facing and we need more cooperation among parliaments to address them," he said, the website of Iranian Presidency reported.
Rouhani added, "looking into important international issues and voicing opinions by parliaments of different countries in various meetings are very important and these meetings have always been effective in key international issues."
He also described unilateralism a major problem in today's world, saying, "many regional and global issues are because of some countries' dictatorship and bullying behavior, especially by the United States, the root cause of which is violating international regulations."
Source: PressTV