Supreme Leader’s Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Veleyati said Iran is optimistic about the upcoming expert-level talks between Iran and G5+1 in Istanbul.

Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenie’s Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Veleyati said Iran is optimistic about the upcoming expert-level talks between Iran and G5+1 in Istanbul.

Speaking to IRNA Thursday, he stated that Iranian nuclear negotiators in Moscow, Baghdad and Istanbul explicitly defined Iran’s stances on peaceful nuclear energy and underlined that Iran’s activities are based on the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

“Moscow talks proved that Iran sticks to its principled stands and is ready to go on with negotiations,” he said.

“If the G5+1 recognizes Iran’s legal rights within international treaties and protocols, Tehran welcomes continued talks with them,” underlined Velayati.

During talks in Moscow, the two sides agreed upon holding expert-level talks in Istanbul on July 3.