Baku, Azerbaijan, June 30
By Fatih Karimov - Trend: Iran will not accept permissions beyond the Additional Protocol in nuclear talks, said Iranian government's spokesman, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht.
"Whatever is announced by the White House spokesman is their objectives, and permissions which are beyond the Additional Protocol are not accepted by us," Iran's Fars news agency quoted Nobakht as saying June 30.
"[We] are seeking a good agreement. Long-term agreement is not among policies of Iran. Our stances on the talks are clear," he added.
Referring to news about sending a letter by US President Barack Obama to Iranian officials, Nobakht said: "I do not confirm the sending of a letter by Obama regarding the talks to Iranian officials."
The Additional Protocol allows unannounced inspections outside of declared nuclear sites and it is seen as a vital tool at the IAEA's disposal to make sure that a country does not have any hidden nuclear work.
While some Iranian MPs argue that the Islamic Republic can accept implementing Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if access to military sites is excluded, the country's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said earlier this month that selective implementation of the protocol is impossible.
Iran is not the only country that has concerns over disclosure of its security and industrial secrets, Zarif said, adding industrial secrets are part of the nuclear program of many countries, meanwhile they are adopting the Additional Protocol.
Access for UN nuclear inspectors to Iranian military sites and the pace and timing of sanctions relief for Tehran are among several major disputes that Iran and the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) need to resolve before the self-imposed June 30 deadline for a final deal.
Iran and the P5+1 reached a mutual understanding on Tehran's nuclear program in the Swiss city of Lausanne on April 2.
Edited by CN