UK to approach Iran nuclear talks with updated offer

TEHRAN,Feb.7(MNA) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday that the UK would approach the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in Kazakhstan with an updated and credible offer. Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) are scheduled to hold a new round of talks over the country’s nuclear program on February 26 in Kazakhstan. Commenting on the decision, Hague said, “I welcome confirmation that talks between Iran and the E3+3 on Iran’s nuclear program will resume this month. The UK, as part of the E3+3, remains committed to finding a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue with Iran, but the need to make progress is increasingly urgent. Iran continues to enrich uranium in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions and on a scale that has no plausible civilian explanation. “We want to work with Iran, in the spirit of mutual respect, on the concrete steps needed to address the international community’s serious concerns about its nuclear program. We will approach the talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with an updated and credible offer for Iran. The onus is on Iran to respond seriously and turn its declared willingness to negotiate into concrete action.”