According to IRIB, in a Tuesday interview, deputy head of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Mansour Haqiqatpour, pointed to the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the world powers, noting, “The member states of 5+1 group - comprising permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany - should recognize Iran's power.”
He pointed out “Today, if they could reach an agreement with Iran at the negotiating table, they would have achieved agreement with a country which is capable of enriching uranium up to 20 percent. However, if they seek to procrastinate during negotiations, they will face more difficult conditions in future talks.”
Referring to military threats leveled against Iran by Zionist regime and the US, the legislator said, “Iran favors negotiation and dialogue, but when needed, it will defend every bit of its sovereignty and will make the enemy, which may want to invade our soil, regret [that decision] at all levels.”
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Jalili met with the 5+1 group’s representative, Catherine Ashton, in the follow-up to their previous negotiations on Iran’s nuclear energy program in the Turkish city of Istanbul late on Tuesday.
Ashton and Jalili last met in Moscow in June to discuss issues regarding Iran’s nuclear energy program.
