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Sanctions removal as Iran’s main demand in every negotiation: FM spox
Baqaei was speaking at his weekly press conference on Monday following two rounds of indirect talks between Iran and the United States on the nuclear issue, Press TV reported.
“All sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran are unjustifiable, unlawful and cruel. Therefore, we do not distinguish between the sanctions which have been imposed on us under different pretexts and titles,” he said.
He added that Iran pursues the removal of these sanctions in every negotiation as its fundamental demand just in a way that leads to tangible and completely effective outcomes.
He noted that Iran should be able to carry out its economic, trade and banking activities, stressing the need for necessary guarantees that the previous negative experience would not be repeated any more.
Baqaei reiterated that Iran must be assured that its indirect talks with the US would lead to endurable specific outcomes and that the opposite sides would seriously fulfill their commitments.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Steve Witkoff, the US president’s special envoy for West Asia affairs, led two rounds of indirect talks about Iran’s nuclear program and the termination of US sanctions in the Omani capital of Muscat and the Italian capital, Rome, on April 12 and 19, respectively. The high-level talks mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi.
Speaking at the end of the second round of talks on Saturday, Araghchi said Tehran and Washington had reached a “better understanding” on certain principles and goals.
Iran and the US agreed to open expert-level technical discussions in Oman on April 23. A third round of high-level indirect negotiations between Araghchi and Witkoff would kick off in Oman on April 26 to evaluate the results of the expert meetings and see how close they will be to an agreement.
The Iranian spokesperson hailed Oman’s professional role as the host and mediation of the talks between Tehran and Washington.
He said Oman had proposed that the second round of the negotiations should be held “in a place other than Muscat”, adding that the three parties agreed on the venue.
He also commended the Italian government for its positive cooperation.