MP: World powers waiting to see Iran's presidential election results

The six world powers party to the talks with Iran are waiting to see the results of Iran's June presidential election to see the stance of the country's next president on the negotiations, an Iranian lawmaker said Monday.Addressing a meeting in Iran's Northwestern city of Bonab, Sheikh Mohammad Baqeri pointed to the recent talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and said, "With the current trend, it is predicted that the G5+1 is waiting for the results of the presidential election and the stance of the next Iranian president in this regard (the negotiations)."Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013. The presidential hopefuls will register from May 7 to 11.The lawmaker further said that the sextet has come to the conclusion that its call for the suspension of Iran's nuclear activities is not possible, as Tehran has already shown the necessary transparency regarding its nuclear activities.On April 6, Iran and the six world powers wrapped up their 4th round of talks after two days of intensive negotiations in Almaty.The Iranian team was led by Iran's Top Negotiator Saeed Jalili, who is also the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), and the G5+1's representatives were presided by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.Analysts believe that the talks will continue after the upcoming presidential election in Iran since no substantial development or agreement can take place in the two months left to the voting.Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast described the latest round of talks with the world powers in Kazakhstan as "positive", and said Tehran is waiting for the opposite side's response to its proposals."The two sides' comments described as positive the start of straightforward and serious expression of views, and to take a correct step, our officials expressed their views and the Group 5+1 should now respond," Mehman-Parast said at a weekly press conference in Tehran.We are (now) waiting for Mrs. Ashton's response and her consultations with the G5+1," he added.Iran had announced a day prior to the start of the talks that it would enter the negotiations with the G5+1 with clear, groundbreaking proposals.Iran has so far ruled out halting or limiting its nuclear work in exchange for trade and other incentives, saying that renouncing its rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would encourage the world powers to put further pressure on the country and would not lead to a change in the West's hardline stance on Tehran.Iran is under four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions for turning down West's calls to give up its right of uranium enrichment. The United States and the European Union have ratcheted up their sanctions on Iran this year to force it to curb its nuclear program.Iranian officials have always shrugged off the sanctions, saying that pressures make them strong and reinvigorate their resolve to further move towards self-sufficiency.