A senior Iranian cleric said Friday that Iran will not give up its inalienable nuclear rights in the upcoming Moscow talks with the six major world powers, the Press TV reported.

Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said the Iranian nation has withstood years of Western pressure and sanctions for the realization of its nuclear energy rights and it will not give them up now, said the report.

He added that the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 - the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany - have so far progressed well and the Islamic republic hopes that the Moscow talks will also reach a positive conclusion.

The talks between Iran and the P5+1 are slated for June 18-19 in Moscow.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that Tehran was optimistic about the results of the Moscow talks, hoping the talks would be constructive.

Iran and the six powers held the last round of nuclear talks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in May.

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