Potential N-deal Not Historic Mistake: Lavrov
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Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed remarks that a potential nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group would be a historic mistake, saying such comments are "far from reality".
This came in response to what "Israeli" Premier Benjamin Netanyahu had said, that any deal between the two sides would be a "historic mistake."
"First of all, this idea is far from reality because, like I said, in Geneva Iran was ready to go faster and farther than the steps that the E3+3 group called on it to take back in early 2013," Lavrov said on Monday.
"Secondly, suspecting Russia, the United States, and other trial participants of unprofessionally approving documents, ignoring the risks to the nuclear non-proliferation regime posed by them means simply not respecting our intellectual capabilities and our firm political principles," the Russian foreign minister noted.
Lavrov added that he agrees with US Secretary of State John Kerry that the sextet should not miss the existing opportunity to resolve the nuclear issue with Iran as steps that Iran is prepared to take are "very, very significant and increasingly comply with the world community's demand."
"We confirmed that, depending on the course of the work, we will be ready to organize a ministerial segment of this event as we did previously, and see whether we have common ground."
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council which include Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - plus Germany held the last round of negotiations in Geneva on November 7-10.
The next round of talks is to resume in Geneva on Wednesday.
Source: Press TV, edited by website team
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