MP: West Should Build Trust In Geneva Nuclear Talks

Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – The westerners wish to make sure about the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, but they need to build trust in Geneva nuclear talks with Iran and block the path for the sanctions, Parliament’s Vice Speaker Mohammad-Reza Bahonar said on Saturday. “The Geneva talks raised some hopes on the one hand, but they also created some worries, as well,” said Bahonar, who is meanwhile the secretary of the Islamic Society of Engineers (ISE) in monthly meeting of the ISE. “These worries differ in nature, as some people whose hopes are tied to objectives beyond borders are worried lest these talks would lead to a dead end, while some other people are worried lest the pressures would further mount and our country would give concessions without gaining any bonuses,” he added. Bahonar said that both sides are rightly worried, adding that as the Supreme Leader has said, this is a full-scale war taking place at the diplomatic front. He said that neither the western powers have retreated from their stands, nor have we had the permission to retreat from ours, although we assume both sides can enter the process of a win-win game. The MP referred to the recent remarks by some US officials, saying, “Their remarks have been irrelevant and there is obviously a need for their alteration of their stands.” The secretary of the ISE said that the West needs to gain Iran’s trust and although they say the need to make certain about the peaceful nature of our nuclear program, they initially need to block the path for sanctions. The US and its allies baselessly accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons, although Iran has repeatedly and based on authentic documents denied the charge thousands of times, saying that its nuclear program is absolutely for peaceful purposes. Tehran has said that the Iranian nuclear program’s purposes include power generation and medical treatments, as well as dozens of scientific purposes. In his comments reported by state TV on Thursday, the Head of the Iranian Nuclear Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi said, A new generation of centrifuges is under development. But all tests should be carried on it before mass production, but he did not elaborate on how long the building and testing would take. He also said that Iran has 19,000 centrifuges, though he did not say how many were operational. In August, Iran said it had 18,000 including 1,000 advanced centrifuges. Iran has given the UN nuclear watchdog information on the new generation of the machines. Under the Geneva deal, Iran agreed to limit its uranium enrichment to 5% and neutralize its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium./end