US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the European Union to devote critical effort to avoid confrontation over Irans nuclear energy program.At a news conference after a Friday meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Washington, Kerry expressed optimism for progress during the upcoming talks between Iran and the P5+1 group - the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany - in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on February 26.
We hope that the talks in Almaty in a few days can show some further progress, perhaps open some additional opportunities, the US secretary of state said.
On Thursday, Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said hegemonic powers are unable to halt Tehrans nuclear energy program and emphasized that the Iranian nation would not yield to pressure.
The last round of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 was held in Moscow in June 2012.
The United States, the Israeli regime and some of their allies have falsely accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program. Under the unfounded allegation, Washington and its European allies have imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Iran rejects the allegation and argues that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
By Press TV
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