Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Fereidoon Abbasi, said that his country will not bear more obligations in nuclear talks than what it has already assumed, Tehran Times daily reported Tuesday.

"We offered good and significant proposals to Western countries to mull over," Abbasi said when commenting on the latest meeting held between Iran and the P5+1 group, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

"Iran's proposals regarding the nuclear program are clear. The rights of our people must be recognized and we will not take on more obligations than what we have already assumed," he added.

Abbasi also said that Tehran will respond to the proposals offered by the P5+1 group after studying them. He did not elaborate on the proposals.

He pointed out at the West's pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, saying that such pressure has a political nature as the West is seeking to contain Iran's nuclear technological advancement.

The last round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers concluded on Feb. 27 in Almaty with both sides voicing optimism about the outcome of the talks.

As a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran insists that its nuclear obligations should be defined within the framework of the NPT directives.

Western countries suspects that Iran's nuclear program might be diverted to weapon-grade activities, a charge which the Islamic republic has persistently denied. Endi

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