‘Iran eyes unconditional P5+1 talks for win-win results’

Negotiations with the P5+1 - Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany - should be resumed in an atmosphere free from political tensions, propaganda and preconditions, while the legitimate and legal rights of the nations should be addressed by the negotiating sides, Hosseini said on Monday.

He expressed optimism about the outcomes of the future talks between Iran and the P5+1 despite the Western pressure on Tehran over its nuclear energy program.

Iran and the P5+1 held two rounds of multifaceted talks in Geneva in December 2010 and in the Turkish city of Istanbul in January 2011.

While Tehran says it is ready to continue the talks based on common grounds, it has stressed that it will not give up any of its rights.

Hosseini censured the European countries’ decision to impose unilateral and unfair sanctions against Iran and described ‘the confrontational’ policy of the European Union (EU) as ‘irrational and unproductive,’ which will backfire on the European nations.

The Iranian diplomat also blamed the countries that impose sanctions on Iran for their domestic economic woes and public dissatisfaction caused by their move to impose the anti-Iran restrictions.

Iran has always pursued the approach of cooperation with the European countries and regards it as the mere solution to the ongoing problems, Hosseini pointed out.

The United States, Israel and their European allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program and have used this pretext to push for international and unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has rejected the Western publicity campaign that Tehran’s nuclear energy program may be diverted to military objectives, while insisting that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to pursue nuclear technology for civilian purposes.

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