28 Mar 2024
Thursday 27 June 2013 - 12:20
Story Code : 35185

Russia wants Iran, P5+1 hold talks under Rohani

Russia has called for another round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers once Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani has assumed office.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the call during a press conference on Wednesday. There have been certain breakthroughs made before the elections, and we would like to reaffirm them, he explained.

Lavrov said prior to the June 14 presidential election, Tehran had announced its readiness to discuss the conditions for halting its 20-percent uranium enrichment.

On June 21, Lavrov said the P5+1 group was to make an offer for talks shortly after Irans president-elect is sworn in early August.

Iran and the P5+1 -- Russia, China, France, Britain, and the United States plus Germany -- have held several rounds of talks, mainly over the Iranian nuclear energy program.

The US, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program and used the same allegation as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions against the Iranian nation.

Tehran has categorically rejected the accusation, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it is entitled to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

Meanwhile, numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities by the IAEA have never found any evidence showing that the Iranian nuclear energy program has been diverted toward non-civilian purposes.

China and Russia, as two veto-wielding powers at the United Nations Security Council, have repeatedly voiced support for Iran's nuclear energy program, and opposed the US-engineered sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

On June 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the peaceful nature of Irans nuclear energy program, saying he had no doubt that Iran is adhering to the rules regarding its nuclear energy program and its international commitments.

By Press TV

 

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