A political commentator says the latest nuclear talks between Iran and the six world powers in Geneva will come to fruition if the Western parties respect their obligations, Press TV reports.
“The tangible progress in Geneva will prove a milestone only if there is consistent follow-up reflecting a serious commitment by the Western governments to build on the present progress,” Kaveh L. Afrasiabi wrote in a column for Press TV on Thursday.
He noted that the the nuclear standoff will linger on if the Western governments fail to build confidence with Iran.

Afrasiabi was referring to the two-day talks held between Iran and the six powers - the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany - on Tuesday and Wednesday on Iran’s nuclear energy program.

Iran and the six powers agreed to meet again in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 7-8.

Following the talks, EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, hailed the nuclear negotiations as the “most detailed” and most “substantive” ones ever held between the two sides.
Afrasiabi said, “In the next few weeks, time will tell if the Western powers have matured to the point of disconnecting themselves from the addiction of coercive diplomacy and are really ready to adopt a brand-new approach within the framework of international law and rules of mutual respect and reciprocity.”
He noted that the US is expected to reciprocate “Iran's goodwill initiative” in the coming weeks “if the follow-up meeting in November is to have any chance of causing a concrete breakthrough.”

“If the US leaders reach a consensus on the need to end the unnecessary crisis and adopt a new attitude based on respect for Iran's rights under international law, then not only the nuclear crisis will begin to disappear, this will also have salutary effects on the frozen US-Iran relations,” wrote Afrasiabi.

By Press TV

 

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