Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili here Tuesday called on European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to respond to Tehran's question on the stance of the G5 plus 1 on the nuclear arms program of Israel, IRNA reported.
Meeting with Ashton during the third round of Iran-G5 plus 1 talks in Geneva earlier in the day, Jalili stressed it was a very important question for the 5 plus 1 group to answer as to which countries have equipped Israel with nuclear weapons since this was a clear and blatant violation of the NPT
(nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty).
Iran has repeatedly urged the G5 plus 1 to adopt a position on the nuclear arms program of Israel which has become a thorny issue for the western allies of Israel, notably the United States and Germany.
Muslim and non-aligned countries have openly accused the West of hypocrisy in tolerating Israel's atomic buildup while condemning Iran for its nuclear activities which are under the full control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili and EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton opened the multifaceted talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Geneva on Monday after the West expressed willingness to return to the negotiating table.
On the first day of the multifaceted talks, the Iranian delegation noted that Tehran's nuclear rights are non-negotiable.Tehran has made it clear that the comprehensive talks with P5+1 will not include the nuclear issue as the case has been resolved.
Dialog between Iran and the P5+1 was stalled in October 1, 2009, after the Vienna Group tried to pressure Iran to ship most of its low-enriched uranium out of the country in exchange for reactor fuel from potential suppliers such as Russia and France.
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