“If the talks are supposed to lead to results immediately, they [P5+1] should recognize our rights and we will eliminate concerns through a formula which attracts the agreement of both sides,” Ramin Mehmanparast said on Monday.
Iran and the P5+1 -- Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States plus Germany -- have agreed to hold the next round of talks in Kazakhstan on February 26.
The US, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Tehran has categorically rejected the allegation.
Using the claim, the US and its European allies have imposed illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
On February 15, Reuters reported that the P5+1 are set to offer easing of Iran’s sanctions barring trade in gold and other precious metals in Kazakhstan talks and in return ask Iran to shut down its Fordo nuclear facility.
Mehmanparast denounced the offer, saying the group wants to overlook the rights of a nation through giving the green light for the trade in gold to go on.
Having understood the irrationality of a potential attack against Iran, the West now wants to fuel dissatisfaction among Iranians towards the country’s Islamic establishment by imposing sanctions, he said.
Even if the issue of Iran’s nuclear energy program is resolved, the West will use human rights, democracy and other Western values as tools to mount pressure on Iran, Mehmanparast added.
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Publish Date: 20 February 2013 - 09:17
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman says if the group of six major world powers (P5+1) recognizes the Islamic Republic’s rights, Tehran will remove their concerns over the country’s nuclear energy program.