Salehi: Foreign negotiating parties should seize existing opportunity

Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA – Foreign Ministry caretaker Ali-Akbar Salehi on Monday advised foreign parties negotiating with Iran over its nuclear issue to seize the opportunity made available to them.

Speaking to Swiss deputy Foreign Minister Peter Maurer here on Monday, Salehi said foreign countries should know that piling up pressure on the brave and independent country like Iran which has an ancient civilization and culture dating several thousand years will not be effective and they should learn a lesson from the past.

Salehi added that Iran's invitation to a group of countries to have send envoys to visit Iranian nuclear facilities is a sign of its good will and transparency of its activities.

Maurer for his part said one of the reasons Iran-Swiss ties are deep rooted is that both have a rich culture, heritage and history, which make them further interested in each other.

He hoped for further expansion of Iran-Switzerland ties in the near future and broadening of ties in religious field./end