Ali Salajegheh made the remarks in a interview held with IRNA in the UK on the sidelines of Glasgow Climate Change Conference here on October 31-November 12.
As the official said, the new Iranian government attaches great importance to the issues of global warming and environment.
New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi believes that the issue of environment is more important than development, Salajegheh noted.
And Iran has attended the Glasgow conference at the level of vice presidency because the country values the event, Salajegheh who is also vice-president underlined.
Most of the participants in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference attended the Glasgow event at the level of minister.
During the interview, the vice-president said that Iran's approaches towards the issue of environment are based on religion and traditional culture.
So, the country takes steps beside the international community towards environment, he added.
He went on to say that Iran has taken effective measures to save the environment, even before the Paris Agreement.
At his remarks, the official criticized the developed countries for being unfaithful to their commitments to help the developing states financially and technically.
Further, he stressed that implementation of the Paris Agreement from Iran needs lifting of all sanctions against the country.
Iran is committed to reduce four percent of greenhouse gas only after removal of all sanctions and the issue has been put on the draft of the document signed by Iran, Salajegheh noted.
Meanwhile, the official said Iran is not indifferent to the issues related to the environment as the country started to follow environmental policies prior to the UN 1994 Convention on Climate Change.
As the official announced, Iran has good cooperation with the Group of 77 including China on the issue of environment.
About the situation of Iran due to the sanctions, the official said the country is facing economic terrorism.
Referring to Iran's membership in the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with 184 members, the official said that Iran has not been able to cooperate with the body since 2014 because it is based in Washington which has imposed sanctions on Iran.
Asked about the impact of acceptance of environmental commitments on life of the Iranian nationals, Salajegheh said that even if the country comes into the Agreement completely, it cannot make use of its benefits due to the sanctions.
The message of Iran to the Glasgow Conference is that all countries should get united to insist on removal of sanctions against Tehran.
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