Is Tehran next station for Iran-5+1 talks?

TEHRAN,April 10(MNA)--The recent round of talks between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of United Nations Security Council plus Germany) ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the two sides keeping silent on where they will meet again. This has raised the possibility that representatives of the six major world powers would come to Tehran to continue their efforts to strike a deal with the Iranian government. The recent meeting in Almaty was in fact a new beginning. Despite serious discussions and deliberations on details, the talks failed to bring about any tangible result and the two sides were reportedly far apart in their views. Iran is highly hopeful about the future of negotiations as the other side seems to have come to terms with the realities of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. In other words, the sextet is gradually acknowledging Iran’s right to uranium enrichment and this would definitely create a kind of willingness in Tehran for more interaction with the international community. Iran’s nuclear negotiators as well as government officials will never accept the 5+1 demand for a suspension of uranium enrichment by Tehran. In fact, the Iranian nation will never allow them to bow to pressure and ignore the country’s inalienable rights. Thus, the Iranian government will certainly insist on its previous stance, while it also tries to allay international concerns regarding its nuclear program. At the end of the recent talks, the two sides announced that they will return to their capitals for consultation and the time and place of the talks in future remained undisclosed. However, there have been reports on a potential meeting between Iran, Syria and Switzerland in Tehran over the Syrian crisis, in which the European country will represent the United States. Such a scenario may be repeated for nuclear talks and Swiss diplomats could represent the U.S. in Tehran. Regardless of the place where the future talks would happen, it is becoming more clear that the Western powers are fed up with their efforts to stop Iran from pursuing nuclear technology. In other words, the resistance shown by Iran over the past years is convincing the West that it should recognize Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology. Safar Naeimi is a member of the Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee (By Safar Naeimi )