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FM calls on 5+1 Group to remove ambiguities in new proposal

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Madrid, June 15, IRNA
Iran-Spain-FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday called on representatives of the 5+1 Group to continue in their efforts to remove ambiguities in their package of incentives offered to Tehran.

Speaking to IRNA at the end of his visit to Spain Wednesday, the foreign minister said the new proposal presented to Iran by the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany (5+1 Group) contained "positive steps."
Mottaki arrived in the Spanish capital on Wednesday to discuss latest developments in Iran's nuclear case, particularly the 5+1 Group's package of incentives, with high-ranking Spanish officials.

Prior to his departure from Madrid on Wednesday evening, Mottaki met with his Spanish counterpart, Angel Moratinos, and former Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzales, who acknowledged Tehran's right to access nuclear technology.

Mottaki also held a press conference and an interview with Spain's mass-circulated El Pais newspaper as well as its popular 4News TV channel on the nuclear issue.

In talks with IRNA's reporter in Madrid, Mottaki said Tehran's initial review of the new proposal found some "ambiguities" which should be removed.

The EU-devised incentives package was presented to Tehran on June 6 by European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on behalf of the US, Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany.

The package is believed to be a series of security, trade and other economic benefits for Iran in exchange for it suspending its disputed nuclear activities.

Mottaki, who described the new proposal as a "step forward" in the negotiation process, said that it is currently being seriously and meticulously studied by Iranian authorities.

Stressing the necessity of reaching a comprehensive understanding of the nuclear issue by all sides, the foreign minister warned that "lack of flexibility" and "insistence on certain unacceptable points" may prevent parties from achieving their goal.

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