JAKARTA - Iran will not negotiate over its missile and conventional weapons programs, but it still welcomes discussions that guarantee the country's right to carry out peaceful nuclear activities.
"We will not talk or negotiate anything related to our conventional weapons, including missiles. This is something we cannot risk," said the Iranian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Saturday, January 24.
The official said "the Iranian side will welcome negotiations that guarantee Iran's right to carry out peaceful nuclear activities under the NPT [Non-Proliferation Treaty], and said Tehran calls for an end to unilateral sanctions against Iran.
"We don't want to enter into any negotiations that are doomed to fail and then can be used as another pretext for another war," the official said.
Meanwhile, Moscow believes cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy with Iran should be carried out on the same terms as other non-nuclear countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
At the end of December, US President Donald Trump said he would support a new attack on Iran if Tehran tried to continue developing its missile and nuclear programs. Then, amid mass protests in Iran, Trump threatened the country with a devastating attack if any demonstrators were killed.
Tehran is ready to negotiate with the United States, but such negotiations must be based on mutual respect, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier this month.
Source: Sputnik
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