[Al Arabiya Latest] Iranian MPs told world powers on Tuesday not to repeat "past mistakes" in this week's Geneva talks and instead to use the historic meeting as a chance to end deadlock.
The MPs joint-statement came as the republic said it would soon inform the United Nations nuclear watchdog of a timetable for inspection of a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant.
Raising the stakes ahead of Thursday's rare meeting, 239 lawmakers signed a statement expressing support for negotiations based on proposals put forward by Iran, which do not mention Tehran's own nuclear program.
May 2nd, 2013 at 2:30 pm looks like it's still open at the Qom plant. Can any IAEA inspectors make themselves available at that time?
"We remind the negotiating countries that this is an historic opportunity which can be a way out of the current deadlock and solve the problems," the MPs said in a statement quoted by state broadcaster IRIB.
"We recommend the 5+1 (six powers) to use this historic opportunity," it said. "If the group of 5+1 repeats past mistakes instead of using this opportunity, the Iranian parliament would take other decisions as it did in the past."
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[Iran Press TV Latest] Two days before the high-level talks begin in Geneva on Iran's nuclear program, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana asserts that Iran should provide "guarantees" on its enrichment program.
"My expectation, or my hope, is that we will be able to get engaged in order to get the guarantees from Tehran, that the program in which they are engaged in is a peaceful program," Solana told reporters at an EU defense conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Solana claimed that Iran would have a hard time proving that its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, but the P5+1 is nevertheless determined to keep in touch with the Tehran government.
'P5+1' refers to the group of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, UK, US, France, China, and Russia, plus Germany.
Iranian officials say the long-awaited talks would provide a good opportunity to discuss a whole range of regional and global issues.
Washington, taking and active participation in the talks for the first time, has made the repeated claim that it will 'make sure' that the meeting would focus on Tehran's nuclear case.
Iranian officials have in turn emphasized that they have no objections to the talks, though they will not compromise on the country's inalienable nuclear rights.
Washington and European powers have been accusing Tehran of refining uranium for nuclear weapons development, despite many evidences to the contrary. Iran, however, continues to dismiss the allegation, saying its nuclear activities are solely aimed at peaceful energy production and under close monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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[Iran Press TV Latest] Russia's top diplomat at the upcoming Geneva negotiations of the 'P5+1' group with Iran has warned against using Tehran's recent missile tests as a pretext for imposing further sanctions.
Iran successfully tested long range Shahab-3 and Sejil missiles Monday in the third stage of a defense drill meant to bolster the country's defense capabilities.
The optimized Shahab-3 can hit targets at as far as 1,300 to 2,000 kilometers, while the solid-fuel-powered Sejil has an operational range of 2000 to 2500 kilometers.
"When and whether sanctions against Iran will become inevitable is a completely separate issue, one that we are yet to address," The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Interfax News Agency.
"It should be investigated," he said, "And there's no reason to immediately start dealing with the matter at that angle."
Iran and the six major powers -- Russia, China, Britain, France and the US plus Germany, referred to as the P5+1 group -- have agreed on October 1 as the date to hold wide-ranging talks addressing global issues along with Tehran's nuclear program.
Iran faces pressure to halt its nuclear enrichment, as world powers claim its program is aimed at building a nuclear bomb.
Tehran, however, has denied seeking nuclear weapons, arguing that such weapons are against its core religious and national principles as well as practically useless, and has called for the removal of all weapons of mass destruction across the globe.
The Russian diplomat once again called for a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear issue.
"The substance of the Russian position is that now, at this stretch of time, we should pool our resources together and do everything possible in the interests of a diplomatic, political solution to the Iranian nuclear problem," Ryabkov said.
China has also expressed opposition against any non-diplomatic solution to issues concerning the Iranian nuclear program.
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[Iran Press TV Latest] Russia's top diplomat at the upcoming Geneva negotiations of the 'P5+1' group with Iran has warned against using Tehran's recent missile tests as a pretext for imposing further sanctions. 
