Lawmaker Voices Satisfaction with Iran-G5+1 Talks in Almaty

Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi expressed pleasure in the outcome of the recent talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

“The agreement of both sides to hold the next experts meeting at the end of this (Iranian) month and the next meeting of the G5+1 with Iran on April 5-6 show both sides’ positive outlook about the favorable results of the negotiations …,” Boroujerdi told FNA on Saturday.

During the talks Iran and the world powers agreed to hold an experts meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 17-18 and then continue their talks at the level of their top negotiators in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 5-6.

“It seems that the atmosphere of this round of negotiations was more positive as compared with the previous talks,” the legislator said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi described the recent talks between Tehran and the world powers as positive and a milestone in Iran-world powers negotiations.

“From the latest information I received, I’m happy to say that the outcome of the meeting was positive, that it has been put on the right track and it is moving in the right direction, and that is important,” Salehi said at the 5th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum in Vienna on Wednesday.

“I would say things are taking a turning point, and I think the Almaty meeting will be a milestone,” the Iranian foreign minister stated.

The last round of the fresh talks between Tehran and the Group 5+1 ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on February 27.

Before Almaty talks, Iran and the G5+1 have already held three rounds of negotiations in Geneva, two rounds in Istanbul, one round in Baghdad and one round in Moscow. The last round of talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 was held in Moscow in June.