Iran's
most senior nuclear negotiator said Friday his country welcomed the
prospect of restarting negotiations over its nuclear program.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Indian capital,
Saeed Jalili said there was a possibility that talks could resume this
month but added, "details have not been finalized."
He was in New Delhi for meetings with Indian officials and ministers to seek more bilateral cooperation.
Talks between Iran
and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
plus Germany broke down in Moscow in June. In November, the six
countries said they had reached agreement on resuming negotiations.
"Recently, they have announced their readiness for talk," Mr.
Jalili said. "We welcome that they have returned to talks. We are
coordinating all these things and we have accepted that these talks
should be held in January. And til now the details have not been
finalized."
Iran has faced stringent sanctions from western countries suspicious that Iran is covertly building a nuclear arsenal under the guise of civilian nuclear-energy expansion. Iran has long said its intentions are peaceful.
"We believe in nuclear non-proliferation. We believe in
disarmament," Mr. Jalili said. "Nuclear inspectors didn't find proof of
any diversion in our program."