The international affairs advisor to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nuclear negotiating team is looking to safeguard Iran’s rights, Iranian state-run news agency Press TV reports.
“The negotiating team seeks to protect the nuclear rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to lift the sanctions,” Ali Akbar Velayati is quoted as saying on Friday.
Velayati praises the “positive” performance of the Iranian negotiating team in talks with six major world powers, and says that the “seasoned” negotiators are trying to protect Iran’s national interests, Press TV informs.