Iran’s current president, Hassan Rouhani, was his country’s chief nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005. Iran’s president at this time was the scholarly moderate Mohammed Khatami, with whom I at one time attempted to negotiate a trade and cooperation agreement on behalf of the European Union.
在于伊朗的十多年的额谈判中，有一个重要教训需要汲取。伊朗现任总统鲁哈尼是2003—2005年伊朗首席核谈判代表。当时的伊朗总统是温和的学院派哈塔米（Mohammed Khatami），我也曾经代表欧盟与他谈判国贸易与合作协议。当时的谈判因为核问题方面的分歧而无法继续。