Majid Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in a meeting with visiting President of the Socialists in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda and his accompanying delegation.
He voiced Iranˈs readiness to play a positive role in the Geneva confab.
As to anti-Iran sanctions, Takht Ravanchi said the West, particularly the US should lift the restrictions in line with the confidence building trend, referreing to the sanctions as illegitimate.
