LYON (euronews) — Iran may be willing to put human rights discussions on the table if the European Union can successfully rebalance the 2015 nuclear accord, the head of the country’s atomic energy authority has told Euronews.

Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also a vice-president in the Iranian government, said in an interview at the Iranian embassy in Brussels that he had been convinced after talks with EU foreign policy supremo Federica Mogherini and other officials that European nations were doing their utmost to deliver economic benefits to his country despite the return of US sanctions.