Baqeri briefs press on Moscow talks with G5+1

IRI's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes was stressed in Monday talks between Tehran and G5+1, a senior Iranian official said after a second meeting with representatives of world powers in Moscow Monday evening. "All elements of Iran's 5 point proposal are co-related and need to be discussed in an atmosphere of mutual respect; from the view point of Iran, the offered steps can help the progress of Moscow talks; recognition of peaceful use of nuclear energy and uranium enrichment were parts of the steps suggested by the Iranian negotiators," Ali Baqeri said. "The Iranian team of negotiators presented Tehran's detailed response to the proposal offered by the six world powers in the last round of talks in Baghdad last month," he added. "In the afternoon session, we presented a comprehensive answer to the G5+1's Baghdad proposal based on reasoning and realities and in a legal and technical manner," the undersecretary of IRI Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) told reporters. He added that during the afternoon session, Iran proved that "based on the statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Charter, the reference of its nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council from the IAEA has been illegal." Mr. Baqeri noted that the Iranian negotiators also emphasized the illegality of the existing sanctions and resolutions against Iran. The talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) will be continued at 12:00 hours local time tomorrow (on Tuesday).