Iran urged on Sunday new approach in negotiation with the West over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Iran urged on Sunday new approach in negotiation with the West over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for new proposals, saying that the previous offer, made by the so-called P5+1 group at two meetings in Kazakhstan in February and April before President Hassan Rouhani's June election was no longer valid.

"The previous offer by the P5+1 is history and they should come to the negotiating table with a new approach," the ISNA news agency quoted Zarif as saying.

After talks with foreign ministers of the six powers in New York on September 27, Zarif said he hoped a deal on the nuclear issue could be reached within a year to allay international concerns about Iran's ambitions.

On Sunday, he renewed his insistence that a deal could be reached to address the concerns of both sides.

"Our goal is to master peaceful nuclear energy, including uranium enrichment on our soil," he said.
"Their goal (West) is to keep Iran's nuclear programme peaceful forever. We should find a way to achieve both goals at the same time."

The P5+1 comprises the five UN Security Council permanent members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany.