TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday his administration sees "good prospects" for the upcoming talks with the United States.
He made the remarks at a meeting in the northern Mazandaran province while commenting on the third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between delegations of Iran and the United States, headed by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and U.S. president's special envoy Steve Witkoff, scheduled to take place in Geneva on Thursday.
Pezeshkian expressed hope that the diplomatic process would be managed in a way to pull the country out of the "neither war nor peace" situation, adding his administration has made efforts to that end under the guidance of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
He said if the talks yield favorable results, his administration will be able to remove obstacles to the country's development with greater ease.
Araghchi on Wednesday left Tehran for Geneva at the head of a political delegation to take part in the new round of the talks with the United States, as tensions remain high between the two countries in the wake of a U.S. military buildup in the West Asia region.
In a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, Araghchi said his country will resume talks with the United States on Thursday with a determination to achieve a "fair and equitable" deal in the shortest possible time.
He added the two sides have a "historic opportunity" to strike an unprecedented agreement capable of addressing mutual concerns and safeguarding common interests, stressing that a deal is within reach provided that diplomacy is given priority.
The recent developments follow two rounds of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran earlier this month, with the first in Muscat on Feb. 6 and the second in Geneva on Feb. 17. ■
