Iran and the G5+1 to continue talks in Istanbul in January

Iran and the G5+1 to continue talks in Istanbul in January

2010-12-08 03:06:31 GMT+7 (ICT)

TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Iran on Tuesday announced that it will continue negotiations with the Group 5+1 (the five permanent United Nations Security Council members plus Germany) in Istanbul, Turkey, in late January.

According to the semi-official Fars news agency, the two sides agreed on the date and place of the next round of talks following the end of the third session of the latest round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland.

The next round of negotiations will be aimed at cooperation talks and finding common grounds for such cooperation. Iran added that a debate on proliferation is also needed but no discussion of Iran’s nuclear rights will take place.

"Iran accepts talks merely in light of cooperation and over a range of topics jointly considered (and desired) by both sides," said Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. "We emphasized squarely that we do not accept any kind of talks in the framework of the pressure strategy and that the Iranian nation's right is not negotiable and cannot be the topic of talks."

During the third round of talks, Iran agreed to discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament as well as cooperation in civilian nuclear technology. The three topics were demanded by Iran in order to agree to participate in the negotiations.

Iranian officials said that the talks were held under a positive and constructive atmosphere. International observers indicated that following the positive results, it is probable that the negotiations will result in a framework for the continuation of the talks.

Many expected that the negotiations will broke after the first session on Monday. However, Iran and the G5+1 agreed to hold a second session on Tuesday and furthermore to resume talks next year.

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