Tehran seeking 'win-win' dialouge with West, Iranian minister says

TEHRAN, Feb.20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said that Iran will go to talks with the major powers with a positive attitude and seeks to hold negotiations based on the “win-win” principle. Salehi made the remarks during a joint press conference with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos López in Tehran on Sunday in reply to a question about the objective that Iran is seeking to realize in a new round of talks with the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany). “In the talks, we are seeking to find a way out of Iran’s nuclear issue in such a way that it would be win-win. We understand the other side’s situation and are aware that the other side is seeking… to come out of the issue honorably. We are also ready to” help them in this regard, Salehi stated, adding, “We will go to the meeting with a positive attitude and good will. I hope that the other side will show good will as well.” He added, “In the normal course of events, the venue for talks will be Istanbul, and we are waiting for European Union foreign policy chief) Ms. (Catherine) Ashton’s letter so that the date can be determined.” “As we have already announced, in the letter that we have written to Ms. Ashton, we have stated that we are ready to engage in negotiations. We are waiting for the other side’s response,” Salehi stated. Iran sent a reply to Ashton’s letter dated October 2011 on February 15. Iran’s letter contains suggestions about the date, venue, and agenda of a new round of talks. As many centrifuges as needed installed at Fordo facility In reply to a question about the number of centrifuges installed at the Fordo enrichment facility, the Iranian foreign minister said it has been “announced that as many centrifuges as required have been installed at the Fordo, and the activities are being carried out under the supervision of the agency. More details will be published in this regard in the next report of the agency, which will be released in March.”