[caption id="attachment_151821" align="alignright" width="197"] Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham holds weekly press conference[/caption]

Iran reiterates that it wants Western sanctions against the country lifted.

Touching upon the fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said in a weekly press conference on Wednesday that Iran reiterated its demand in the negotiations that the Western bans against the country need to be removed.

No final deal will be made until all issues on the agenda of the talks are agreed upon, Afkham quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying.

She highlighted that Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and must enjoy its rights under the accord, including peaceful nuclear work.

Elsewhere in her remarks, she pointed to the Iraqi army’s battle against terrorists, saying Iran “as a neighboring country has acted responsibly” and offered advisory assistance to the Iraqi government to help it fight terrorists.

She also announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is due in Iran.

By Press TV