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Larijani rejects staying away from talks, setting preconditions

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, July 13, IRNA
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Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani here Thursday dismissed staying away from talks and making negotiation useless and formal in practice by setting preconditions.

Larijani made the remark while speaking to reporters upon arrival at Tehran airport from his tour of several European states, during which he held talks with the EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy Javier Solana on Europe's proposal.

Talking to domestic and foreign media, he said that all problems can only be brought up during negotiations, adding that otherwise they make no sense.

"We believe that talks should be totally open to enable both sides to express their logic and basic views. Claims cannot seem more rational just by being attributed to big powers.

"In practice, such absolutism limits talks and prejudged issues will be brought up. Therefore putting any impediment along the path of negotiations, imposing limitations and using a threatening tone will have no impact on Iran's will. However, this can make the process of solving the issue longer," he added.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator said that the best option for European negotiators will be to start open and multidimensional talks quickly rather than sticking to the restrictions offered by the US.

Larijani said that in his meeting with Solana in Brussels he underlined Iran's full readiness for holding talks about the proposal received from the 5+1 group.

Concerning the time Iran will give its answer to Europe's proposal, he said, "At the meeting, I explained to Solana that once the specialized committees in charge of assessing the package complete their work, we expect to reach an acceptable conclusion during genuine talks.

"Of course, we are doing our best to give momentum to talks as soon as possible, given our belief that this is the right approach."

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