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Wed, 08/17/2011 - 09:38
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Jalili: Iran Welcomes Russia's Proposal on Talks, Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili reiterated that Tehran welcomes the proposals made by the Russian government on talks and cooperation.
Jalili made the remarks after the second round of talks with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev on Tuesday.
"We welcome the proposals made by our Russian friends on talks and cooperation. We are ready to even offer help, so these proposals would bear fruit and they're the groundwork for cooperation with regard to regional and international issues," Jalili told reporters.
The Iranian official added that dialogue with the intention to cooperate is the best way to resolve issues.
Regarding talks with the G5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia and the US and Germany), Jalili said that Iran and the group can discuss fields of cooperation as a group of seven countries.
Earlier in July, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said that the Islamic Republic is waiting for the other party of negotiations -- the P5+1 group -- to take the next step regarding confidence-building.
Jalili and Patrushev held two rounds of talks on Monday and Tuesday.
In their first meeting on Monday, the two discussed ways to improve Tehran-Moscow relations in all areas.
The two officials also talked about regional and international developments as well as Moscow's "step-by-step" proposal on Iran's nuclear program.
During their Tuesday meeting, Jalili and Patrushev discussed economic ties, energy and nuclear cooperation, a joint front against terrorism and drug trafficking and the legal regime of the Caspian Sea.
Jalili hailed the Russian proposal and said that the "negotiations-for-cooperation" approach could be a good strategy.
On July 13, the Russian foreign minister proposed a new 'step-by-step' approach toward Iran's nuclear program that would enable the Islamic Republic to take steps to address questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
According to the proposed plan, Iran can revive negotiations to alleviate individual concerns of the IAEA about its nuclear activities and be rewarded along the way by the partial removal of sanctions.
The approach would start out with the easiest questions and move on to more complicated ones that would require a longer time for a response.
Iran stressed that according to the modality plan agreed by the Islamic Republic and the IAEA in 2007, the agency should close Iran's nuclear dossier since Tehran has addressed and resolved all the issues of contention.
Jalili made the remarks after the second round of talks with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev on Tuesday.
"We welcome the proposals made by our Russian friends on talks and cooperation. We are ready to even offer help, so these proposals would bear fruit and they're the groundwork for cooperation with regard to regional and international issues," Jalili told reporters.
The Iranian official added that dialogue with the intention to cooperate is the best way to resolve issues.
Regarding talks with the G5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia and the US and Germany), Jalili said that Iran and the group can discuss fields of cooperation as a group of seven countries.
Earlier in July, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said that the Islamic Republic is waiting for the other party of negotiations -- the P5+1 group -- to take the next step regarding confidence-building.
Jalili and Patrushev held two rounds of talks on Monday and Tuesday.
In their first meeting on Monday, the two discussed ways to improve Tehran-Moscow relations in all areas.
The two officials also talked about regional and international developments as well as Moscow's "step-by-step" proposal on Iran's nuclear program.
During their Tuesday meeting, Jalili and Patrushev discussed economic ties, energy and nuclear cooperation, a joint front against terrorism and drug trafficking and the legal regime of the Caspian Sea.
Jalili hailed the Russian proposal and said that the "negotiations-for-cooperation" approach could be a good strategy.
On July 13, the Russian foreign minister proposed a new 'step-by-step' approach toward Iran's nuclear program that would enable the Islamic Republic to take steps to address questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
According to the proposed plan, Iran can revive negotiations to alleviate individual concerns of the IAEA about its nuclear activities and be rewarded along the way by the partial removal of sanctions.
The approach would start out with the easiest questions and move on to more complicated ones that would require a longer time for a response.
Iran stressed that according to the modality plan agreed by the Islamic Republic and the IAEA in 2007, the agency should close Iran's nuclear dossier since Tehran has addressed and resolved all the issues of contention.
