Speaking in a meeting with Health Ministry officials, he said that illegal international sanctions had negatively impacted various sectors including the health sector.

President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has had a positive interaction with the world and reached significant achievements under the guidelines of Supreme Leader during its first year in office, Jahangiri added.

The official stressed continuation of interaction with the world in order to remove the oppressive sanctions and prepare the ground for the country’s development.

The negotiating team is committed to defend the country’s nuclear rights, he said.

Critics of President Rouhani’s policies particularly its foreign policy have launched a campaign known as “We Are Concerned” and have asked him on different occasions to give up his moderate policies and adopt the past policies of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran’s foreign policy has taken new directions since Rouhani was elected as President in 2013.