Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is determined to continue the nuclear talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1).
Zarif said on Monday that Iran is determined to hold the
negotiations, consolidate the nuclear rights of the Iranian nation and work for
the removal of the illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks during a
meeting with Belgium’s Parliament Speaker Patrick Dewael in the Belgian
capital, Brussels, Press TV reports.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security
Council – the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China – plus Germany
have been holding talks to reach a final nuclear agreement over Tehran’s
nuclear energy program.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif described Iran-Belgium
cooperation as significant and welcomed the further enhancement of
parliamentary ties between the two countries.
The Iranian foreign minister also referred to Iran’s World
Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE) initiative, and said that the idea could
be used as proper ground for international cooperation to tackle the issue of
extremism and terrorism.
On December 18, 2013, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly
voted to approve Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s WAVE proposal, which calls
on all countries across the globe to denounce violence and extremism.
Under the resolution, the General Assembly would urge all
member states to unite against violence and extremism in all its forms and
manifestations, including sectarian violence.
The Belgian parliament speaker, for his part, said the
February visit of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders to Iran indicates
Brussels’ resolve to establish closer ties with Tehran.
On Monday, Zarif also met with Reynders. In a joint press
conference with the Belgian foreign minister, Zarif called for a global battle
against terrorism in the Middle East.