TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reached consensus on key nuclear issues, which has infuriated American officials, Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi said on Monday.

Mostafavi made the remarks on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial meeting on human rights and cultural diversity in Tehran. He added that the setting a timetable for settlement of remaining issues depends on progress in nuclear negotiations between Iran and IAEA.
Asked about rumors about IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei's efforts to kill time in favor of Iran and prevent issuance of another resolution against Tehran's nuclear program, he replied that there is no discussion with an aim of wasting time for the country, but buying time for continuation of negotiations between Iran and IAEA is important.
""We are of the opinion that UNSC should not examine the case, as it has failed to make progress in this regard,"" he said, adding, ""We believe that politically motivated moves cannot prevent legal and technical process.""
Responding to a question on Iran's reaction to another resolution against its nuclear program, he noted that IAEA is the only legitimate international body authorized to deal with the Iranian nuclear case, and that the U.S. has failed to hinder constructive cooperation between Iran and the agency.
Pointing to some differences in the real number of centrifuges installed by Iran, he said that the important issue is that IAEA has been given access to Iran's nuclear sites and proved the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear activities.
He further said that Iran has not yet received any official request from the U.S. on holding next round of talks on Iraq's security.
Mostafavi strongly denied allegation about Iranian attack on northern Iraq and said that Iran has given proper responses to such allegations so far.
Iran and Iraq enjoyed the best relations and all issues are being examined clearly, he added.
Mostafavi said that there is a series of issues concerning cross-border movements of armed groups who are operating against interests of both Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
He said that Iran and Iraq have set up joint committee on border security and it is working currently.
Mostafavi hoped that the joint committee would resolve the issues on border security.
He went on to say that the landmark Conference on 'Human Rights and Cultural Diversity' accounts for a success for the international community in advancing the goal of human rights from perspective of cultural diversity vis-à-vis uniculturalism advocated by the Western states.
He said that presence of 56 ministers and over 100 delegations from 118 NAM member states and 15 observer nations in the conference indicated international resolve to uphold human rights in line with the cultural diversity in the international community.
He stated that major international organizations including the United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights have also taken part in the conference at the highest level.
Mostafavi said that representatives of the international community have gathered in Tehran to express indignation at abuse of the principle of human rights by certain states.
He said that the international community has reached a point that it should work together on an action plan to uphold human rights in conformity with cultural diversity and thwart uniculturalism.
Mostafavi said that unanimity of view of the international community on the principle of human rights will serve the international peace and friendship