Iranian President said our nation is a nation of resistance, expressing the hope that he would be able to convey the Iranian nation's message of 'demanding all sides to their commitments' to the international community at the UN General Assembly.

Iran PressAmerica: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had departed Tehran for New York on Monday, to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

The Iranian president will present a peace initiative at the General Assembly.

The main reason for this trip is to convey the Iranian nation's message.

He hoped to convey the message of regional nations, which is the message of peace and the end to any kind of interference in the sensitive regions of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.

Rouhani said he is also carrying the "message of the great nation of Iran, which is under the pressure of a cruel economic war."

President Rouhani is going to have meetings with world leaders and heads of states on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. 

He will leave New York Thursday evening after a press conference.

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