The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says Tehran's readiness to engage in talks is an international opportunity for the world's major powers, Press TV reported.
Speaking at a press conference in Geneva on Thursday, Saeed Jalili reiterated Tehran's readiness for global cooperation in various areas, and said it should be seen as an international opportunity.
Jalili also said Iran raised a question as to why the United States has an estimated 240 nuclear warheads on the European soil, in a disarmament conference held in Tehran nine months ago.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) ended the third round of multifaceted talks in Geneva on Tuesday.
The two sides agreed to hold the next round of talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul late January.
Jalili also said Tehran would not agree to suspend uranium enrichment during the January meeting.
Jalili and EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton opened the multifaceted talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Geneva on Monday after Western powers expressed willingness to return to the negotiating table.
Non-Proliferation
Jalili told reporters that the issue of nuclear weapons is a common concern of the world and that those who have nuclear arsenals have violated the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
"It has to be investigated where Israel has obtained tens of nuclear warheads ... and which governments have provided them," he said.
Raising questions
Jalili said the international community is facing fundamental questions over various issues, hinting at US-led invasions of different countries.
One such question is over "the military campaigns in different countries and the confession [by those who waged them] ... that the invasions have been wrong," he said, highlighting the human loss and the length of recent conflicts in the region.
He said that the people of the countries which have been attacked bear the brunt of these campaigns and that serious issues like these demand precise debates.
Ashton's declaration
Iran's top negotiator in the Geneva talks stressed that Iran had only agreed to hold more talks with P5+1 within the framework of "cooperation based on common points."
He said any other claims would lack "value and would be contrary to our agreement," casting doubt on EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton's declaration which said the upcoming talks in Istanbul will focus on Iran's nuclear program and fuel provision.
Iran has repeatedly said Tehran's nuclear rights are non-negotiable and that the case has been resolved.
Monopolizing science
On the recent terror attacks in Tehran, Jalili said the bombings were "ugly" unethical acts aimed at monopolizing science.
Last week, two Iranian academics were targeted by unknown terrorist groups. Dr. Majid Shahriari was assassinated and Dr. Fereydoun Abbasi sustained minor injuries in two separate bomb attacks in Tehran.
"This is a big disgrace today for ... the Security Council to list the names of scientists in its resolutions," he said.
"It is an act reminiscent of Medieval mindsets that hindered science and its progress," he added.
Iran says since Resolution 1747, which was adopted by the United Nations Security Council against the Islamic Republic in March 2007, cited Abbasi's name as a "nuclear scientist," perpetrators behind the assassination could be traced through those who included the professor's name in the resolution.
Jalili said a major concern that has to be addressed is what the relationship is between UN Security Council resolutions and terrorists who "carry out those resolutions."
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