We will stick to our promises: Rouhani

TEHRAN, April 3 (Agencies): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Friday a nuclear deal with world powers would open a "new page" for the country's international relations and lead to "constructive interaction".
He said Iran will stick to its promises and-assuming other countries live up to their end of the bargain-become a more active, engaged player in world affairs.
In a live televised address, Rouhani also said a final agreement would depend on both sides living up to their commitments.
"If the other side honours its promises, we will honour our promises," he said, a day after Iran and the P5+1 group of nations led by the United States clinched a tentative framework for a nuclear deal.
With a June 30 deadline and hard details about the lifting of sanctions standing in the way of a historic accord between Iran and the West, Rouhani sought to shore up support for the possible deal.
"In the framework that we have before us we can see that this government's approach was effective.
"New cooperation with the world-both in the nuclear sphere and other areas-will open a new page" for Iran, he said
"Some think we should either fight with the world or give in to the global powers," Rouhani said, calling instead of a "third way" of engaging internationally.
Some think that we should either fight ... or we should surrender to other powers," President Hassan Rouhani said. "However, we believe none of that. There is a third path. We can cooperate with the world."
He thanked Iranians for their patience and for "resisting" by standing up for the country's rights.
As to the rest of the world, the Iranian President said he thinks most now realize that Iran "is pursuing peaceful objectives." That means trying to develop nuclear energy, not nuclear weapons, as many feared. That fear, combined with distrust of Iran's leaders, spurred the sanctions and the Middle Eastern nation's isolation.
"We do not lie," Rouhani said, vowing that Iran will be true to its word, "provided the other parties will implement their own promises."
The President said he hoped a deal would open up Iran to the rest of world, including its longstanding adversaries.
"We do shake hands with them. ... Even those countries we have tensions with, we would like an end to the animosity," he said. "Cooperation and interaction would be in the interest of everyone."