Iran’s rights must be recognized in Almaty talks - official

    Tehran will not accept any proposals out of the context of the Non-Proliferation Treaty during the second round of talks with the P5+1 in Almaty."
    An Iranian parliament official says recognition of Tehran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy will be the only way to achieve productive results in the upcoming comprehensive talks with the P5+1 group of world powers.
    Iran Majlis Director General for International Affairs Hossein Sheikholeslam said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic will not allow the world powers to ignore its right by any means.
    “The Americans are well aware that Iran does not intend to build nuclear weapons, but they aim to humiliate the Islamic Republic using this pretext,” said Sheikholeslam, who also advises Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on international affairs.
    The official further stressed that Tehran will not accept any proposals out of the context of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) during the second round of talks with the P5+1 -- the US, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany -- in Kazakhstan’s former capital city of Almaty.
    The Islamic Republic and the P5+1 will hold two days of negotiations in the Kazak city on April 5 and 6, with the main focus being on Iran’s nuclear energy program.
    The two sides have already held several rounds of talks the last of which took place in Almaty on February 26-27.
    The US, Israel and some of their allies claim that Iran is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with the US and the European Union using the false claim as pretext to impose illegal sanctions against Iran.
    Tehran rejects the allegation over its nuclear energy activities, maintaining that as a committed signatory to the NPT and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, according to Press TV.