Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the international community Tuesday to lift sanctions against his country as the first condition for fruitful results at nuclear talks in Geneva, DPA reported.
Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a speech in the central city of Arak as Iran, Britain, China, France Germany, Russia and the United States were holding talks in Switzerland about Iran's nuclear programmes, which its critics feared might be used for military purposes.
The United Nations has issued four sanction resolutions against Iran, which have harmed the Iranian economy and decreased foreign investment in the Islamic state.
The Iranian president has several times stressed that Iran would not surrender its nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment. Enriched uranium may be used in nuclear power reactors or nuclear weapons.
Ahmadinejad also noted that Iran would be ready to agree on a swap and exchange low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel to be used in a Tehran medical reactor.
The nuclear talks in Geneva wrapped up Tuesday.
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