Head of parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Borujerdi on Monday invited the Group 5+1 (permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) back to negotiation table to resolve the dispute on Iranian nuclear program.

Borujerdi made the invitation at a press conference, adding, "Even if the Group 5+1 is after halting the legal process of our nuclear program temporarily, that objective can be achieved at the negotiation table."

He reiterated, "Passing a UNSC resolution against Iran would be followed by an appropriate reaction, of which they (the Western countries) would not be benefitted."

Representative of Borujerd Constituency at the Parliament said, "If the Group 5+1 would intend to take advantage of the Security Council as an instrument in order to pile pressure on us, we, too, would accordingly alter our behavior."

In response to a question on the effect of the December 15th elections on drafting the anti-Iran resolution, he said, "If the United States would rid itself of the Bush era atmosphere that is abundant in errors, we might see the emergence of rationalism in US decision making circles."

He reiterated, "If that would happens, it would be the best option out of the present deadlock."

In response to another question, Borujerdi said, "Suspension is not a prerequisite for resuming negotiations, but it is the result of an agreement reached between the two sides with full consent in order to end the current standstill, just like during Larijani-Solana talks when in the framework of negotiations they achieved the text of a written agreement."

The head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission reiterated, "The ways to remove the present standstill are not limited to suspension, since deleting all preconditions for resuming talks is a better option."

On a question about going to negotiation table with the Americans, Borujerdi said, "We have always been exchanging viewpoints with the US officials. They inform us of their stand through the Swiss Ambassador to Tehran, who is the head of their interest section in Iran."

Referring to Bonn Conference and the exchange of viewpoints about regional crises, he said, "The doors for exchange of ideas are open, but the Americans' main problem is that in order to solve their problems in Iraq they keep pursuing their antagonist policies against Iran, including passing a budget against our national security." He reiterated, "The Baker-Hamilton report must have a practical foundation."

A reporter asked, "The US Secretary of State has announced that she is ready to talk to her Iranian counterpart at any time, in any place, and over any issue, what do you think about that."

"The Americans on the one hand speak of their will for talks to us, but on the other hand their open policies against the Islamic Republic of Iran are antagonistic," he replied.

Borujerdi stressed, "When they pass a budget against the Islamic Republic, talking about entering negotiations soon after that is interpreted no more than a political maneuver."

In response to a question about the moves made by Iran to counter the negative effects of possible sanctions, he said, "The government and the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) have responsibilities in that respect and several committees at the Parliament, including the Economic Affairs Committee, too, have adopted measures in that respect."

Boroujerdi said that sanctions are a double-edged sword, adding, "The volume of the Europeans trade transactions with Iran is 20 billion US dollars currently, and it is them that try their best to gain more projects in Iran."

"The losses of sanctions would definitely not be limited to Iran's losses, and the EU definitely would keep that in mind in all its calculations."