Iran�s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Vienna talks aimed at reviving�the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers will be acceptable only when there come tangible results from high-level negotiations and the interests of the Islamic Republic are secured.

�For Iran, a negotiation that has tangible and practical results and is accompanied by securing the rights and interests of the people is acceptable,� Amir-Abdollahian said in a telephone phone conversation with the EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell on Friday.

In his call to the top Iranian diplomat, Borrell congratulated the election of Amir-Abdollahian as foreign minister and expressed the European Union�s readiness to expand cooperation with Tehran, stressing that participation of the High Representative of the Union at the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian president showed the bloc�s determination in this regard.

Referring to the union's role as coordinator of the Vienna talks, Borrell stressed the bloc�s hopes for the establishment of the new Iranian government as soon as possible and for the announcement of a date on behalf of Tehran for the next Vienna meeting.

Amir-Abdullahian, for his part, emphasized Tehran's commitment to dialogue and �constructive interaction within the framework of balanced diplomacy,� and regarded negotiations as a �tool for diplomacy.�

The top Iranian diplomat referred to the law passed by the parliament on nuclear issues as binding on Iran�s government and said, �In any negotiation, the real action of the other parties must be proven in accordance with their obligations."

In December 2020, Iranian legislators passed a law to further accelerate the development of the nuclear program, which came as a firm reaction to Washington�s 2018 withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the imposition of illegal sanctions by the US against Iran.