ISTANBUL, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed recent Western-imposed sanctions as ineffective here on Thursday.
The recent round of sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against Iran's controversial nuclear issue has "no affect on our decision-making processes," Ahmadinejad said after he attended the 11th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held here.
"We are self-reliant and our economic development does not rely on Europe or the U.S.. In our economic planning, we pay no attention to those resolutions and sanctions," he said.
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| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he arrives at the 11th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Istanbul December 23, 2010. |
The Iranian president said the upcoming meeting to be held in Istanbul between Iran and the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany (G5+1) regarding Iranian nuclear ambitions will be "fruitful."
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