“The success of [the upcoming round of] negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program depends on the Agency’s adaptation to realities,” Ali Asghar Soltanieh told IRNA on Wednesday.
“In our previous meetings, some differences were settled, but there are still issues which we [still] insist upon,” he added.
Soltanieh stated that the next round of Iran-IAEA talks are scheduled to be held on February 12 or 13.
“We have announced that we will have another meeting and if considerations and expectations pertaining to our national security are incorporated [in the agenda of the negotiations] we would be ready to finalize them and remove ambiguities,” Soltanieh added.
“These negotiations need to be held with high precision because they deal with state security. Furthermore, they are held within a framework different from routine inspections conducted under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),” he noted.
Soltanieh said that Iran should be also assured that its nuclear case will be closed in the end because “it is one of the principles we have always underscored.”
Iran and IAEA wrapped up two days of talks in Tehran on January 17-18.
The United States, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran argues that as a committed signatory to the NPT and a member of the IAEA, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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