Jalili: Nuclear Talks with Big Powers in January

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Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili stressed that Iran has agreed to hold talks with six major powers about its nuclear program in January but the date and venue has yet to be decided.

"We have accepted that these talks should be held in January, but until now, the details have not been finalized," Jalili said through a translator during a trip to India.

In parallel, he told reporters that "there was a six-month delay but they recently announced they are ready to come back for talks."
"We welcome their return to the talks. We hope that they will come to the talks with a constructive approach and that they will not repeat their past mistakes," he added, without elaborating.

Jalili is the second member of Iran's nuclear team to visit India in the past month. He said he welcomed the two countries' strong ties but said India had no particular role in getting nuclear talks restarted.

The powers last met Iran for talks in Moscow. That meeting was followed by low-level technical talks in Istanbul.
Asked if nuclear cooperation was part of the talks in India, the top Iranian negotiator said, "We had talks about different fields. But nuclear issue was not part of discussion."
"We have common interests and threats. This calls for more interactions, more talks and more consultations," Jalili confirmed.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org