BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 21. During the ongoing
talks between Iran and the United States today and tomorrow, the
release of Iran’s $6 billion funds held in Qatar is planned,
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said at the 33rd Monetary and
Foreign Exchange Policy Conference held today in Tehran.
“During the talks between Iran and the United States today and
tomorrow, the release of Iran’s $6 billion funds held in Qatar is
planned,” he said.
According to him, in a short period of time Iran has been able
to recover part of its assets and take several important steps.
Pezeshkian noted that the participation of the executive
director of Iran’s Central Bank in the negotiations is aimed at
determining how these reserves should be spent and which priorities
should be set.
“The U.S. demand is that Iran should not build a nuclear bomb.
Iran has repeatedly stated that it is not pursuing nuclear weapons.
This is not a new statement, and we can also declare in writing
that we do not intend to build a nuclear bomb,” he said.
Pezeshkian added that negotiations between Iran and the United
States have already begun. These talks could serve as a suitable
framework for economic development, market activation, and solving
existing problems. The first achievement of these negotiations is
that Iran can regain access to its assets, and decisions will be
made on how they are to be used. The assets held by the Central
Bank can be directed toward investment, production, and
development.
The Iranian president also stated that in the past few days Iran
has exported nearly 16 million barrels of crude oil, whereas during
a 50-day blockade period even a single barrel could not be
transported.
On June 18, a peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the
United States. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump and entered into
force on June 19. Talks between Iran and the United States have now
begun in Switzerland.
