Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA � President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday congratulated the Iranian nation on their victory in the complicated case of nuclear negotiations, saying 'without exception, we reached our all major goals.'


President Rouhani made the remarks while addressing the second day of a gathering of governor generals, governors and officials in charge of holding elections.

'Our first red line was to get all (anti-Iran) resolutions cancelled, and the second was the removal of all sanctions,' the President said.

The US and the European Union lifted anti-Iran sanctions after the January 16 report released by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano who verified nuclear program in Iran by his report.

Then, the implementation of the July 14 nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) started as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini issued a joint statement announcing the 'Implementation Day'.

The conference, which started work in Tehran on Wednesday reviewed the economic situation in the country as well as the future prospects in the Iranian provinces.

By IRNA