Columnist Advises West To Hold Constructive Dialog with Iran

Islamabad, Aug 24, IRNA – Renowned Pakistani columnist on Friday said that west should seize the moment and head to a constructive dialogue with Iran to resolve disputes. Talking to IRNA Orya Maqbool Jan said that Iranian President Hassan Rohani has given west an opportunity by asking them to respect Iran’s basic rights and come to negotiating table to solve issues. “Dialog is the only way to resolve issues,” said the analyst. The intellectual was of the opinion that President Rohani has wisely said that he wants to develop strong relations with all countries in the world except the Zionist Regime. The analyst expressing his views said that Zionist regime is an illegitimate state created on the occupied land of Palestinians. “Zionists from whole world were settled on the land of Palestine against the aspirations of the local population,” the columnist said. Replying to a question the analyst said that Iran wants to have good relations with the world states but the west is following an anti-Islam policy which disturbs their relations with the Muslim world. The columnist added that Iran being the member of Non-Aligned Movement can play a major role in world politics. “Iran is a peace loving nation,” he noted. The intellectual said that west must take the offer of dialogue by Iranian President Rohani seriously. “They must accept Iran’s basic rights and stop putting unjustified pressure on the Islamic Republic,” said the analyst. Orya Maqbool Jan is a renowned columnist, poet, who writes Urdu columns. He has received numerous national awards, including the best Urdu columnist in 2004./end