“The trend of negotiations keeps on and there is no specific problem in the trend of talks,” Abbasi said on Saturday.
He added that the Islamic Republic will continue the talks.
Abbasi’s remarks came after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on October 16 that West’s sanctions and restrictions will never be able to force the Iranian nation to bow to the demands of its enemies.
“They keep saying that the reason for [mounting] pressure on Iran is to force the Islamic Republic to return to the negotiating table, but we had never left the negotiating table over various issues, including the nuclear [issue], to return to it now” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader stated that the real objective of those who pursue this formula of political propaganda is the surrender of the Iranian nation at the negotiating table.
Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Monday that negotiations between Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) could move forward “very soon.”
“I absolutely do think there is room for negotiations. I hope we will be able to make progress very soon,” Ashton, who represents the P5+1 in talks with Iran, stated.
Iran and the P5+1 comprising -- Britain, China, France, Russia, the US and Germany -- have held several rounds of talks over the Iranian nuclear energy issue.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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