Excessive Demands to Result in Nuclear Talks Failure: Rouhani's Adviser
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian presidential adviser said if nuclear talks between Iran and world powers fail, the parties that have raised excessive demands should be held accountable.
“If the other side pursues excessive demands, it will hinder the progress of negotiations,” Hesam al-Din Ashena said, adding that the other side would be to blame if there is failure in talks.
He referred to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s recent statements on the nuclear issue and said "it is an unchanging policy of the Iranian negotiators to safeguard national dignity and power in the nuclear talks."
In a speech on February 8, Imam Khamenei underscored that Iranians will never give in to “bullying, excessive demands and illogical behavior” in the course of nuclear talks with the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
“I agree with an agreement that could be implemented, but disagree with a bad deal,” Ayatollah Khamenei stressed.
Iran and the Group 5+1 (also known as the P5+1 or E3+3) have been in talks to hammer out a final agreement to end more than a decade of impasse over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.
In November 2013, Iran and the six powers signed an interim deal –the Joint Plan of Action- in Geneva that took effect on January 20, 2014 and expired six months later. They later extended the deal until November 24, 2014.
After failing to hammer out a lasting accord by the self-imposed November 24 deadline, the parties once again decided to extend the deadline more seven for months.
