Salehi: Negotiations must resume if West has excellent intention
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IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency Ankara, Jan 19, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi mentioned on Thursday that negotiations among Iran and G5+1 must resume if the West has excellent intention. Salehi created the remarks at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara on Thursday. In response to a issue posed by reporters on latest allegations created by Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief that Iran has not sent its official response and for this purpose uncertainty surrounded resumption of talks, Salehi mentioned: “During our mutual meeting a handful of weeks ago, I asked Ashton regardless of whether she had received a letter sent to her by Iran’s Supreme National Protection Council Secretary Saeed Jalili advising her to specify time and venue of negotiations.” As head of negotiating crew, Jalili is in direct make contact with with Ashton to specify time and venue of the negotiations, Salehi mentioned. Salehi mentioned in his impression Istanbul is a excellent venue for resumption of talks among the two sides but if the West is sincere in its claim, the time of the negotiations must be specified. Citing any excuses indicates that they are not ready to resume talks, he mentioned. The Turkish foreign minister, for his portion, mentioned he is in direct make contact with with the EU foreign policy chief and had referred to as her prior to his pay a visit to to Tehran. The two sides have voiced their willingness to resume talks, he mentioned, adding that Turkey is to host this sort of negotiations and will spare no efforts to this influence. Iran’s foreign minister heading a higher ranking delegation arrived in Turkey on Wednesday and conferred with the country’s higher ranking officials on expansion of economic cooperation among the two nations around the world. 1430**1412 Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30773598