Iran's deputy nuclear negotiator says the country is waiting for the world powers of the P5+1 group to set a date for a new round of talks about Tehran's nuclear program, Press TV reported.
"We are waiting for [European Union foreign policy chief] Lady [Catherine] Ashton to call [Iran's chief nuclear negotiator] Dr. [Saeed] Jalili, and Dr. Jalili is obviously ready to take the call," Reuters quoted Ali Baqeri as saying on Thursday.
Ashton leads diplomatic contacts with Iran on behalf of the P5+1, which comprises the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany.
"We are waiting to see whether Lady Ashton's response is going to cover the time and venue of another round of negotiations, or will she limit her response to just discussing the substantive side of things," Baqeri said.
He reaffirmed Iran's readiness for the continuation of the talks, noting that there were "no limits as far as time is concerned."
Baqeri noted that the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment activities have all been under the monitoring of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"We produce 20 percent uranium to provide fuel for Tehran's research reactor, also four other reactors in four different parts of Iran which are under construction. With this in mind, plans have been drawn up to convert 20 percent uranium to 20 percent oxide."
Iran and P5+1 have held several rounds of talks mainly over Iran's nuclear energy program. Before their meeting on April 6 in Almaty, the two sides had met in the Kazakh city on February 26-27.
The United States, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Using this false allegation as pretext, Washington and the European Union have imposed several rounds of illegal unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Tehran rejects the allegation over its nuclear energy activities, maintaining that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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