Iranˈs Top Negotiator Describes Almaty 2 Talks As Turning Point

Tehran, April 13, IRNA – Deputy Head of Iranˈs Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Baqeri described the Almaty 2 talks as a turning point in the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia and China plus Germany). Baqeri, also Iranˈs top negotiator, made the remarks in an interview with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the countryˈs national television, on Thursday night. He pointed to the fact there are three political, technical and legal sections in the nuclear field, and said, ˈIn this round of talks, they changed their calculations and Iran also did not accept their offers and the Iranian negotiators said that they can merely be studied.ˈ ˈThe Islamic Republic of Iran in all negotiations has emphasized and is emphasizing on the legal aspect of talks in such a way that it can achieve its rights based on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),ˈ the Iranian top negotiator said./end