TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — A senior Iranian lawmaker said Tehran will not discuss its “inalienable” nuclear rights with the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany (G5+1) in the next round of talks in Istanbul, local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.
Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Wednesday that “Iran is not supposed to negotiate its nuclear rights defined under the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) with the G5+1″ in Istanbul, according to the report.
Under the NPT, Iran was entitled to use peaceful nuclear technology, he said, adding that those countries that seek to impede Iran’s access to such technology, in fact, violate the treaty, the report said.
The two-day talks between Iran and the six major powers on Iran ‘s nuclear program ended on Tuesday with both sides agreeing to meet again in late January in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul.
After the talks, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili rejected any claims stating that agreements were made to discuss Iran’s nuclear issues in Istanbul next month, saying as Iran has reiterated, and as it was expected, that Iran did not let the ” Iranians’ (nuclear) rights” be discussed in the talks.
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