The speaker of Iran’s parliament said Wednesday he was looking forward to fresh nuclear talks next week with a positive attitude.

The speaker of Iran's parliament said Wednesday he was looking forward to fresh nuclear talks next week with a positive attitude.

Ali Larijani, a former top Iranian nuclear negotiator, told reporters: "A handful of countries were levelling threats at my country, they are looking now for a political solution, I see it as a positive step."

"I look at the coming negotiations positively," added Larijani, ahead of talks between Iran and six world powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, the United States -- in Geneva starting Tuesday.

The latest round in the long-running negotiations will be the first since the election in June of President Hassan Rouhani.

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has said he hopes to reach a settlement within a year and will present a package during the October 15-16 talks.

Larijani described the talks as "a window of opportunity (to solve the problem) provided the parties can use it."

"To build confidence you need to take a lot of steps, you need to have a plan," said Larijani, adding that he expected the talks to be "very serious."

"It's not a commercial deal, it mostly concerns building confidence."