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TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, Press TV reported.
"Our slogan is a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, and we have been standing firm on this position for 40 years," Rouhani was quoted as saying.
The Iranian president also urged the exit of foreign forces from the region, saying their intervention must end.
Rouhani made the remarks at a meeting with foreign guests and ambassadors in the capital Tehran on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.
