Iranian Embassy - London: News: Indonesian press: Iran not afraid of West’s sanctions

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Four Indonesian newspapers including Media Indonesia Daily, Republika, Indo Post and Jakarta Post on Tuesday reflected the remarks of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about Iran’s retaliation with any possible sanction against it by the West.

According to the the Indonesian press, the Iranian president declared that if sanctions are imposed on Iran by the United Nations Security Council, Iran will also retaliate against several Western states.

"President Ahmadinejad said that the West has been threatening us with sanctions for the past 27 years. It is now our turn to impose sanctions on them," added the dailies.

According to the Indonesian newspapers, Ahmadinejad did not mention the type of sanctions.

The Jakarta-based papers said, "Experts consider the president’s remark as a reaction to the meeting of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (5+1 group) about sanctions against Iran.

"Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokesman, Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini urged that the country’s nuclear issue should be solved through talks," concluded the Indonesian press.