An Iranian lawmaker says the presence of a US diplomat in the Geneva talks is a sign of Washington's withdrawal from its previous standpoint.
The United States had always conditioned suspension of nuclear enrichment to attend talks on Iran's nuclear programs, but now has retracted its condition, Alaeddin Boroujerdi chairman of the Majlis (Parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi said in Tehran.
"Washington was pushed to abandon its wrong policy and participate in the talks," the parliamentarian said, adding that the Geneva meeting was only a prelude to further talks.
"We should come into an understanding with the negotiators to secure Iran's interests, and work to decline sanctions and threats spearheading the country," he said.
Officials from Iran and the P5+1 -the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany- gathered in Geneva's Town Hall last week to settle the ambiguities over Iran's nuclear programs.
The US president George W. Bush, who will leave office in six months, sent his senior diplomat William Burns to attend the nuclear talks in Geneva.
Prior to the Geneva talks, the US had never attended negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is solely aimed at generating electricity to meet its growing demand.
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