Saeed Abbas Araghchi on the appointment of Mohammad Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, as chief negotiator:

The appointment of Dr. Ghalibaf was based on a proposal by the President, and it was he who put forward the proposal. Even in the written minutes that had been prepared, he insisted that Dr. Ghalibaf’s name be included as the head of negotiations; otherwise, he would not sign them.