Iran ready for dialogue with P5+1

Iran’s nuclear point man says Tehran is still ready for dialogue with the P5+1, provided that they modify their preconditions.

The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi told IRNA on Saturday that the P5+1 — the five permanent member of UN Security Council plus Germany — are obstructing the talks aimed at ending the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

“We have repeatedly stated our readiness for dialogue, and it is they (the P5+1) who announce a new precondition each time,” Salehi said.

“This is while the Islamic Republic has declared that it will enter talks based on the two proposed packages,” he added.

Salehi criticized the six for creating problems by “proposing a dialogue that only follows their own interpretations.”

The AEOI head also stressed that as Iran’s nuclear priority was security, membership in the Convention on Nuclear Safety would serve Iran’s national interests.

The remarks came two days after the UN Security Council voted to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran.

Salehi went on to describe Iran’s May 17 nuclear fuel swap declaration — issued jointly with Turkey and Brazil after pro-diplomacy talks in Tehran — as the best way to resolve the standoff.