Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said on Wednesday that Iran will continue its talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU), Iran's Press TV channel reported on its website.
Developments in Iran's nuclear case have shown a positive trend thanks to Tehran's cooperation with the IAEA, Adel told reporters at a press conference.
He added that the recent report by IAEA Director-General Mohamed El Baradei confirming Iran's non-deviation from peaceful purposes shows Tehran's truthfulness.
The report released on Nov. 15 by El Baradei admitted that Iran has made some progress in revealing the extent of its nuclear program but still refuses to halt its enrichment activities in defying UN resolutions.
Adel expressed hope that the upcoming talks between Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana would endorse the report.
The Iranian parliament speaker stated that the United States is exerting pressure on Iran for political reasons and pays no attention to the legal aspects of El Baradei's report.
The United States and some other Western countries fear Iran may try to develop atomic bombs under a civilian cover, however Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
The UN Security Council has already issued two sanction resolutions against Iran's nuclear program since last December, but both of them failed to persuade the Islamic Republic to give up uranium enrichment work.
Source:Xinhua
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