TEHRAN, IRAN: President Hashemi Rafsanjani said Jan.31 that he would not consider improving ties with the West unless it frees up frozen Iranian assets and does more to help Muslims in Bosnia’s civil war.
Rafsanjani used his first meeting with foreign reporters in two years to underscore Iran’s isolationist policy.
He spoke as the nation prepares to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, which brought the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power. Ten days of celebrations will end on Feb.11.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 5, 1993
