Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meets Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Tehran on March 1, 2015.[/caption]TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani reiterated Iranian nation�s resolve to restore the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
�We are very serious in restoring our (nuclear) rights,� Rafsanjani said in a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Tehran on Sunday.
He said �no power can deprive the Iranian people of their rights,� and added that Iran believes that nuclear technology should be used to improve the people�s lives like in all countries that enjoy such technologies.
The former Iranian president further lashed out at Western countries for adopting policy of sanctions, and described it as �strategic mistake�.
For his part, the Italian foreign minister expressed the hope that nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers would pave the way for Iran�s cooperation with world.
He stated that the lifting of sanctions on Iran will pave the way for expansion of ties with Iran.
By Tasnim News Agency
