Tehran has dispatched a comprehensive delegation to Geneva for the second round of negotiations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says, stressing that Iran sees no benefit in prolonging the talks.<\/p>\n
Tehran – IranView24<\/strong><\/p>\n In an exclusive interview with IRNA published shortly before the Iranian delegation\u2019s departure for Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, Baghaei said, \u201cIn this round of negotiations, we will attend with a full team; a political, legal, economic, and technical team.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFrom our side, all the experts and representatives necessary to comment on and decide about the various dimensions of an understanding are present,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He emphasized that Tehran seeks to conclude the negotiations within the shortest possible timeframe and has therefore ensured the presence of all required specialists in Geneva.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are negotiating under conditions of complete suspicion and mistrust. We have previous experiences, and we are not permitted under any circumstances to take these experiences even for a moment out of our sight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Baghaei added that Iran\u2019s positions are being advanced within frameworks defined by higher authorities, noting that the diplomatic apparatus has played its \u201cnatural role\u201d in drafting those guidelines.<\/p>\n He said the Geneva talks will be a continuation of discussions previously held in Oman, expressing hope that the negotiations would best secure the country\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n Referring to Secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani\u2019s recent trips to Muscat and Doha, Baghaei said the visits were part of pre-planned diplomatic consultations with neighbors and regional countries, adding that it was natural for the negotiations to be among the topics discussed during such engagements.<\/p>\n Baghaei said Iran\u2019s negotiating framework is \u201ccompletely clear,\u201d underlining that the Islamic Republic remains a committed member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), accepting both its obligations and its rights.<\/p>\n \u201cOur right under Article 4 of the treaty is the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and enrichment is also considered part of that,\u201d he said. \u201cThat the level of enrichment should be how much, to what extent, and how many centrifuges we should have are matters that naturally we have not yet reached those details.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that the 12-day war imposed by Israel and the US on Iran significantly altered certain aspects of the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe attack on Iran\u2019s peaceful nuclear facilities was a criminal act that had its own specific consequences. Therefore, we are now facing new conditions in this new round, but the subject is the same; that is, the subject remains nuclear.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Baghaei, the other side attempted through \u201cillegal means\u201d to achieve its objectives but failed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe attack on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities is in no way justifiable on any logical, legal or moral basis, but our subject of discussion remains the nuclear issue,\u201d he said, adding that the blow dealt to diplomacy and the damage inflicted on the diplomatic process were \u201cirreparable.\u201d<\/p>\n He also criticized shifting and contradictory US positions, saying, \u201cThe problem we have is the change in views and contradictory positions; not only from the negotiators, but from some other American officials.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey send completely contradictory signals and messages, none of which indicate seriousness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Referring to Washington\u2019s \u201cmoving of the goalpost,\u201d Baghaei said the absence of basic commitments to a diplomatic process, such as adhering to declared negotiating positions, has complicated the talks.<\/p>\n Still, he offered a cautious assessment, saying that \u201cbased on what has been told to us,\u201d the US position on Iran\u2019s nuclear issue appears to be \u201cmoving toward greater realism.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, time is important,\u201d he stated. \u201cOur people are under pressure from unjust sanctions and reason and logic dictate that we should be able to lift these sanctions as soon as possible. Therefore, there is no benefit in prolonging the negotiations. As I said, we enter any diplomatic process with a result-oriented approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tehran has dispatched a comprehensive delegation to Geneva for the second round of negotiations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says, stressing that Iran sees no benefit in prolonging the talks. 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