The following is the text of a joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the P5+1:
We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our determination and commitment to seek an early negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
The adoption of UNSCR 1929, while reflecting the international community's concern about the Iranian nuclear program and reconfirming the need for Iran to comply with the UN Security Council and IAEA Board of Governors requirements, keeps the door open for continued engagement between P5+1 and Iran.
The aim of our efforts is to achieve a comprehensive and long-term settlement which would restore international confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, while respecting Iran's legitimate rights to the peaceful use of atomic energy. We are resolute in continuing our work for this purpose. We also welcome and commend all diplomatic efforts in this regard, especially those recently made by Brazil and Turkey on the specific issue of the Tehran Research Reactor.
We reaffirm our June 2008 proposals, which remain valid, as confirmed by UNSCR 1929. We believe these proposals provide a sound basis for future negotiations. We are prepared to continue dialogue and interaction with Iran in the context of implementing the understandings reached during the Geneva meeting of 1 October 2009. We have asked Baroness Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to pursue this with Dr. Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council at the earliest opportunity.
We expect Iran to demonstrate a pragmatic attitude and to respond positively to our openness towards dialogue and negotiations.
PRN: 2010/757
