Iran still ready to negotiate with 5+1 group

TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (MNA)-- Commenting on the letter that secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has recently sent to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton,Iran`s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast said Tehran has already announced that it is ready to engage in negotiations with the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) if the talks would focus on common ground for cooperation.

“Iran’s stance has not changed,” he said, adding that misunderstandings could be cleared up through the adoption of a cooperative approach.