"We have concluded several rounds of negotiations with the Group. The latest was six months ago in Russia...We hope to soon conduct negotiations with P5+1," Saeed Jalili, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran said here.
He added "the time and venue has not been finalised but we hope it will be done soon."
The remarks came at amidst intense speculation over the next round of talks with reports accusing Iran of delaying the negotiations.
The P5+1 is a group of counries which in 2006 joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran with regard to its controversial nuclear programme.
The term refers to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - China, France, Germany, Russia, UK and US - plus Germany.
Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, said that during the last meeting in Russia, Iran had put forward its "proposals" and the rest had sought time to study them.
"In the last six months, we have said we are ready and willing to talk to them. They have delayed it," he said adding P5+1 had recently expressed their willingness to join negotiations.
Speaking further on the issue, Jalili, who is here on a three-day official visit during which he will hold talks with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, pitched for nuclear disarmament.
"We believe that the world should move to nuclear disarmament," he said adding nuclear proliferations should be checked.
Jalili, who was speaking at the Observer Research Foundation, said it is the "right" of all International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) member-countries to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. MORE
