(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described on Wednesday current negotiations with P5+1 group countries as moving toward "positive steps," and certain good steps were taken to reach a final agreement.
"Certain good steps had been taken toward reaching an agreement, and the next positive steps were to follow," Zarif said, adding "the world needs this agreement and other issues such as the threat of terrorism must be given more weight." Zarif made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"Our negotiations with 5+1 is under way. We have diplomatic relations with all these countries except for the US; and the long absence of diplomatic relations restricts us only to nuclear issue ... ," Zarif said.
"All countries in general and the six states in particular, have come to this conclusion that the only viable approach to negotiations is through recognizing the rights of the Iranian people," asserted Zarif.
Zarif expressed gratitude for Turkey's support of Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy, while stressing on both countries' strong disapproval of any use of nuclear weapons.
On another front, Zarif said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran in January for the second meeting of the joint supreme council.
"There are some small issues in our bilateral ties which can easily be resolved with cooperation," asserted Zarif, expressing hope for a settlement on Turkish and Iranian truck traffic on both sides of the border.
Zarif added that "Iran and Turkey see eye to eye on most developments; despite some certain differences, we need to bring closer our views in the face of a common enemy and prevent the terrorists from entering Iraq and Turkey." For his part, Cavusoglu expressed his country's willingness to improve bilateral relations with Iran and hoped to have longer stays in Tehran in his next visits.
On Iran's nuclear issue, he maintained that Turkey had always been on Iran's side; "we attach great importance to Iran-Turkey relations, and have always supported the negotiations and Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology.
The Turkish minister added that his country also see Bashar Al-Assad regime lacks legitimacy, noting that if there is a political solution that would include all Syrian factions and represent them all then they agree with Iran on such vision.
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