Madrid Envoy to Tehran Calls Spain Biggest Loser in Iran Sanction Game

Spain’s new ambassador to Tehran Pedro Antonio Villena has described negotiation as the principal means of resolving Iran’s nuclear issue, adding that the EU’s recent sanctions against the Islamic Republic inflict great losses on Madrid, AVA Diplomatic reports.“Spain suffers the heaviest damage from the continuation of embargoes against Iran and has always expressed support for the resumption of talks and negotiations [between Tehran and P5+1] in order to clear up misunderstandings between the two sides,”Pedro Antonio Villena said at a meeting with Head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Tuesday.

Villena stressed that Spain is not among the countries which seek to aggravate bans on Iranian oil and banking sector, and expressed hope the existing problems between Iran and the EU member states would be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.