Iran FM optimistic on N-case resolution

Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear issue are moving forward but patience is needed, Salehi told reporters following his speech at the 12th meeting of the Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in Astana on Wednesday.

He added that Iran and the P5+1, comprising the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, are both treading on the right path; nevertheless, the process of talks would every so often slow down and then gain momentum.

“Both sides tend to resolve the issue [Iran’s nuclear energy case] in a way that will yield win-win results,” Salehi pointed out.

Iran and the P5+1 held a round of talks in the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 18 and 19.

They agreed to a round of expert-level negotiations in the Turkish city of Istanbul on July 3.

The United States, Israel, and some of their allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program.

Iran has strongly refuted the US-led allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has every right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

In addition, the IAEA has conducted countless inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities but has never pointed to any evidence of a diversion towards weaponization of its program.

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