(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "I am optimistic about talks with Iran," Ban Ki-moon said, addressing the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Collage of the International Relations also attended by UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
He pointed to his talks with Iran's top negotiator Saeed Jalili as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi over the country's nuclear program, and called for further "confidence-bulding measures regarding its nuclear program".
Earlier today, Ban Ki-moon had lauded Iran's "constructive" cooperation with the UN bodies, specially the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program.
"Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency has been constructive and useful," Ban Ki-moon said, addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement summit here in Tehran.
"Iran is a UN and IAEA member state and has taken positive moves," Ban added.
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He pointed to his talks with Iran's top negotiator Saeed Jalili as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi over the country's nuclear program, and called for further "confidence-bulding measures regarding its nuclear program".
Earlier today, Ban Ki-moon had lauded Iran's "constructive" cooperation with the UN bodies, specially the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program.
"Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency has been constructive and useful," Ban Ki-moon said, addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement summit here in Tehran.
"Iran is a UN and IAEA member state and has taken positive moves," Ban added.
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