Iran's Deputy FM: No Date Set for Next Round of Talks with US
No date has been set for the next round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Saturday, adding that a framework of understanding must be agreed first.
"We are now focusing on finalising the framework of understanding between two sides. We don't want to enter into any negotiation or meeting which is doomed to fail and which can be a pretext for another round of escalation," Khatibzadeh told reporters on the sidelines of a diplomacy forum in the Turkish province of Antalya."Until we agree the framework, we cannot set the date," the Iranian diplomat stated.
US President Donald Trump has told Reuters there would probably be more direct talks this weekend, though some diplomats stated that was unlikely given the logistics of convening in Islamabad, where the negotiations are expected to take place.The US and Iran agreed last Wednesday to a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire following Washington’s acceptance of a 10-point proposal from Tehran.On Saturday, Tehran and Washington held talks in Islamabad—the first high-level negotiations between two sides since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The discussion focused on resolving tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and Iran’s nuclear program, among other issues, although the discussions ended without an accord.The American leader has in recent days made controversial claims about Iran, including transfering of Iran's enriched uranium to the US and Tehran's promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to tankers and merchant vessels—all denied by Tehran.
"There was significant progress made actually. But then the maximalist policy by the other side, trying to make Iran an exception from international law prevented us to reach an agreement," Khatibzadeh continued."I have to be very crystal clear that Iran would not accept to be an exception from the international law. Anything that we are going to be committed will be within the international regulations and international law," he emphasized.
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