Iranian MP: Refusing nuclear talks with West not on agenda
An Iranian lawmaker said refusing to negotiate with the West on Iran’s nuclear program has not been on the country’s agenda, stressing that the Islamic Republic’s ongoing talks with European countries show that “door is open for talks.”
Abbas Golroo, a member of Parliament’s National Security Committee, said no proposal has been received that needs to be considered by Iran.
The Iranian lawmaker said as the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and the president have repeatedly said, nobody is opposed to negotiations in Iran.
Citing talks with the West during the presidency of former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, which led to the conclusion of the 2015 nuclear agreement, Golroo said that it shows that Iran is not opposed to talks. But the United States, one of the signatories to the deal, was not committed to the agreement and withdrew from the deal, which left the future of the agreement in limbo.
He underlined that it is not right to say that the Islamic Republic is against negotiations.
The parliamentarian said Iran is currently holding negotiations with three European powers, France, Britain and Germany, and the issue indicates the door is open for talks.
There have been speculations on new negotiations between Tehran and Washington on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program in recent months, especially after Donal Trump’s return to power in the United States in January.
However, Trump’s language of threats and imposition of sanctions against Iran have has Iranian officials skeptical of negotiations with the US.
Iranian officials say that negotiations under pressure is not meaningful.