Arab League Ambassador To Russia Urges For Dialogue Instead Of Sanctions On Iran

Arab League Ambassador to Russia Urges for Dialogue Instead of Sanctions on Iran

Exchanging views would be a more effective policy in dealing with Iran than sanctions, the ambassador of the League of Arab States (LAS) to Russia, Jaber Habib Jaber, told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th September, 2018) Exchanging views would be a more effective policy in dealing with Iran than sanctions, the ambassador of the League of Arab States (LAS) to Russia, Jaber Habib Jaber, told Sputnik.

On Monday, the European Union said it would set up a special payment channel so that European and other countries could keep up trade with Iran despite US extraterritorial sanctions.

"So we should find a better way to have more dialogue, to modify the behavior of the countries which we do not like through the exchange of views rather than sanctions," Jaber said, when asked about the EU plan to bypass the US sanctions regarding Iranian oil trade.

The LAS representative added that sanctions were hurting not only the government but all of the people.

Jaber cited different examples of sanctions being used on such countries as Turkey and China.

"I don't think it will help the free trade," the LAS representative said.

US President Donald Trump in May said Washington would withdraw from Iran nuclear deal, reinstating sanctions against Tehran. The first set of sanctions, concerning Iran's purchase of Dollars, trade in gold and precious metals, as well as sales of commercial passenger aircraft and auto parts and related services, came into effect on August 7.

The second portion of sanctions, concerning sales of oil and related products, will be reinstated on November 4.