No pre-condition acceptable in nuclear talks: Gov't spokesman
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, July 24, IRNA
Iran-Gov't-Spokesman
Setting any pre-condition to talks on the country's nuclear program would violate the rules of fair play in resolving issues through negotiation, government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said here Monday.
Addressing domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly news briefing, Elham reminded that Iran had repeatedly called for negotiations in order to remove all concerns regarding its nuclear activities.
"Tehran believes that all issues can be resolved through negotiationm but will not accept any pre-conditions," stressed the spokesman.
He further stressed the importance of negotiations on an equal basis.
"Negotiations should respect everyone's rights and be pursued by parties on equal standing and with understanding of each other's demands," Elham said, adding that the halt to uranium enrichment demanded by the West would put Iran in a position of inequality and would derail negotiations.
As for the package of incentives offered to Tehran, Elham said Iranian experts were mulling the incentives and would give its reply in due time.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council's Secretary Ali Larijani has said Iran would respond to the nuclear offer by August 22.
"Iran has explicitly announced that it is committed to holding negotiations within the framework of international rules," said the spokesman, who hoped that the trend toward "rational and appropriate decision making" would be followed.
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