The last round of top-level talks between Iran and the 5+1 group was held in Moscow on June 18 and 19. The talks ended inconclusively. However, the sides agreed to continue expert talks.
"A breakdown (in talks) is in nobody's interests,” Salehi told Austria's Der Standard newspaper in an interview.
Salehi added, “The gaps can only be closed through talking."
Salehi said Iran expects to hold more talks with the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) on its nuclear program.
"I can't say it with certainty but if everything proceeds normally then there should be further negotiations," the foreign minister said.
Salehi reiterated that Iran's right to uranium enrichment had to be recognized from the outset. "It's a matter of principle," he noted.
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