P5+1 Should Recognize Iranˈs N-rights, Make Confidence-building Moves

Tehran, April 9, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that 5+1 member states should recognize Iranˈs legitimate nuclear rights and prove that they have stopped their hostility against the Iranian nation. Speaking to domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly press conference, he said Tehran ˈis waiting for the P5+1 next moves to prove its honesty towards the Iranian nation.ˈ Referring to the latest round of talks between Iran and the sextet including US, Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany in Kazakhstanˈs capital, Almaty, on April 5-6, Mehmanparast quoted Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili as saying that the talks were good adding that officials of the P5+1 member states also confirmed it. ˈThe talks were direct and serious and the two sides discussed issues in detail during the negotiations,ˈ stressed the spokesman. He noted that during the meetings, the P5+1 member states said they needed more time to consult the issue with their capitals and said they would inform Iranˈs top nuclear negotiator of the result of their consultations./end