Iran and the P5+1 wrapped up two days of comprehensive talks in the Kazakh city of Almaty on April 6, 2013.<\/p>\n
Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s president-elect Hassan Rouhani has formed a group to assess the future rounds of comprehensive negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers, the Iranian foreign minister says.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cMr. Rouhani has appointed a group to examine the continuation of talks with the P5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) and our friends in the Foreign Ministry are cooperating with him,\u201d said Ali Akbar Salehi in a joint press conference with his visiting Tajik counterpart, Hamrokhon Zarifi, in Tehran on Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cWhen Mr. Rouhani takes office, the time and venue for the next round of talks will be determined,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rouhani emerged victorious in Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 11th presidential election in June 14, which was marked by a high voter turnout, winning 50.7 percent of a total of over 36 million ballots counted. The voter turnout in the election was 72.7 percent, according to Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n
Rouhani was Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s chief nuclear negotiator from October 2003 to August 2005.\n<\/p>\n
Salehi noted that since the Iranian administration is in the transition process, it is not easy to hold talks with the P5+1 at present time, and the concerned parties should wait for at least two to three weeks.\n<\/p>\n
Iran and the P5+1 have held several rounds of talks on a range of issues with the main focus being on Iran’s nuclear energy program.\n<\/p>\n
The two sides wrapped up their latest round of negotiations on April 6 in the Kazakh city of Almaty. An earlier meeting had been held in Almaty on February 26-27.\n<\/p>\n
The US, Israel and some of their allies falsely claim that Iran is pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with Washington and the European Union using the unfounded claim as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions on Iran.\n<\/p>\n
Tehran strongly rejects the allegation over its nuclear energy activities, maintaining that as a committed signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.\n<\/p>\n
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