Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- Iran will continue with its peaceful nuclear program and push to reengage with the world and build its economy, President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday in a speech at the World Economic Forum. Rouhani, who became President in August, said his country would "under no conditions give up its right to pursue peaceful technology." But, he said, the six-month nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, which limits the country's nuclear program in exchange for lighter sanctions, opens the door to greater Iranian engagement with the world. "What we have achieved is not merely a temporary agreement but a prelude to future agreement and engagement," Rouhani said.
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But Iran will "under no conditions" give up peaceful nuclear program, he says
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