Nuclear deal should ensure Iran’s rights

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says the Islamic Republic seeks an agreement with the P5+1 group that respects all rights of the Iranian nation.

Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi made the remarks in a meeting with Austrian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart in Tehran on Monday.

The Iranian official reiterated Tehran’s right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, saying the P5+1 group should refrain from making “excessive demands” on Tehran’s nuclear issue.

Linhart, for his part, expressed optimism about the signing of a deal between Iran and the P5+1 group on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, saying Vienna is fully ready to expand relations with Tehran in all domains.

Iran and the P5+1 group - the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany - wrapped up their latest round of talks in Vienna on May 22 in another effort to narrow the remaining differences and pave the way for a possible final nuclear deal.

The two sides are currently working to reach a final accord on Iran’s nuclear program by the end of June.

They reached a mutual understanding on the parameters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – as the potential comprehensive agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program is called – in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.