TEHRAN -– On Monday, former chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani warned the West about a likely UN resolution against Iran over its nuclear program.

The envoys from the United States, Britain, France and Germany at the UN have drawn up a draft resolution introducing specific sanctions on Iran. However, Russia and China have opposed the text.

“Economic sanction against Iran will be an ineffective move which will hurt a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear issue,” Rowhani told the German parliamentary delegation.

The German delegation is headed by Uta Zapf, the chairman of the German Parliament subcommittee on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. The parliamentarians accompanying Zapf include Andreas Weigel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Elke Hoff of the Free Democratic Party, and Paul Schaefer of the Left Party.

Pointing to the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities, Rowhani said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has repeatedly announced that no diversion has been noticed in Iran’s nuclear activities.

“There is no legal, logical and reasonable justification for referring Iran’s nuclear dossier to the Security Council and issuing a resolution in the council,” Rowhani stressed.

Currently Rowhani serves as the Supreme Leader’s representative at the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Expediency Council.

“The (nuclear) dossier should be returned to the agency and resolve the existing differences through political and diplomatic ways,” the former SNSC secretary insisted. He said interference by the Untied States has basically blocked a compromise between Iran and the European Union. “America doesn’t like Europe to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue.”

The former nuclear official stated that the Europeans clearly endorsed Iran’s right to nuclear energy without any discrimination in the Paris pact and this can serve as important stepping stone for breaking the current dilemma in nuclear talks.

In response to a question posed by a German MP o the Persian Gulf security, Rowhani said the 598 Resolution has drawn out plans for a collective cooperation for the Persian Gulf region. “The resolution has predicted a proper plan for a collective cooperation in the Persian Gulf, and Iran and Europe can cooperate with each other to this end.”

The 598 Resolution followed the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war against Iran.

The German lawmaker Zapf pointed to a lack of mutual trust as a problem between the Iranian and European sides.

“The most important move would be reviving mutual confidence for a restart of negotiations and the settlement of the Iran’s nuclear issue through diplomacy,” Zapf maintained.

She proposed setting a specific time for discussing the EU nuclear package along with the suspension of uranium enrichment activities by Iran as a solution to break the current impasse in the nuclear talks.

The five permanent members of the Security Council (the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China) plus Germany offered Iran a package in early August combining incentives and penalties to try to induce Iran to curb its nuclear enrichment program.

As a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran maintains its right to uranium enrichment.

The lawmaker insisted that the German parliament is prepared to help settle the row over Iran’s nuclear issue.

The six-strong German delegation also exchanged views with Rowhani on differences and the ways to clear up misunderstandings.

The German lawmakers warned against sensational decisions by all sides and stressed all sides should make optimal use of the remaining time.