Iran says it wants fair agreement ahead of US talks on nuclear programmes

Abbas Arghchi told Iranian state television that his country wanted a “fair agreement” as delegations from both countries prepared for negotiations, writes BBC, broadcast Periscope.

US President Donald Trump last month sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader through the United Arab Emirates, saying he wanted an agreement that would prevent Iran from receiving nuclear weapons and avoid possible military attacks by the US and Israel.

Trump withdrew the US from a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in 2018 and has long said he would make a better “ ” deal. So far Iran had refused to renegotiate the agreement.

These discussions are high-level since the first term of the duty Trump, but it is not clear whether both sides will sit in the same room.

Our goal is to reach a fair and fair agreement from an equal position, and if the other side comes from the same position, then hopefully there will be a chance for an initial consensus that will lead to the path of negotiations”, Arghchi said.

He added that the team that came with him was composed of experts “known in this particular area and that have a negotiation story on the issue”.

Arghchi said the talks were “correct” and limited to the issue of their nuclear programme.

The US Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Whitoff, heads the American delegation.

Trump unveiled the upcoming talks during a visit to the White House Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said on Tuesday that the two leaders had agreed that “Iran would not have nuclear weapons”.

Trump has warned that the US will use military force if no agreement is reached, and Iran has repeatedly said it will not negotiate under pressure. /Periscope/