Iranian diplomat says nuclear talks can wrap up sooner than expected

Iranian diplomat says nuclear talks can wrap up sooner than expected

According to a diplomat member of the Iranian delegation that participates in the nuclear negotiations, nuclear talks can wrap up sooner than expected, RIA Novosti reported.

The negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program have started today in Moscow.

The Iranian team of negotiators headed by Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Saeed Jalili is representing the Islamic Republic, while the six world powers are led by EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton.

Prior to the Moscow meeting, Iran and the 5+1 group held nuclear talks in Istanbul on April 14, and in Baghdad on May 23.

The West suspects Iran is trying to develop atomic bombs, while Iran says its nuclear work is solely for civilian purposes.

Iran has repeatedly dismissed the Western allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has every right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.