( CNN ) -- Iran has struck up a new , conciliatory chord on negotiations about its nuclear program . And its leaders say it 's eager to get down to business . Foreign minister Javad Zarif reiterated Iran 's apparent haste to reach an international agreement on its energy program in a statement Monday . Zarif hopes that together Iran and the West will be able to work out a `` roadmap '' a day after Iran presents its latest plan at the U.N. to secure its energy independence and build international trust . He would like an additional meeting on Wednesday in Geneva , Switzerland , with ministers from the countries from the P5+1 in order to hammer out the details , he said on his Facebook account . The meeting would include the United States , Russia , China , France and Britain -- the countries with permanent seats on the UN Security Council -- plus Germany . `` As I 've said before , a rather difficult and time consuming process begins tomorrow , '' Zarif wrote . `` Hopefully by Wednesday we can agree on a roadmap to reach a solution . But even if the other party , in good faith , agrees on the details , a new ministerial meeting will be needed . '' Good faith . Zarif 's statement follows an apparent about-face in Iran 's tone towards the United States and its Western allies that has set in since the election in Iran of its new president , Hassan Rouhani , who replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . Ahmadinejad was known for caustic and threatening rhetoric towards the United States and Israel . Rouhani has struck a much friendlier tone . During his visit to the UN General Assembly in late September , Rouhani 's diplomatic approach raised hopes in the West of a thaw with Iran and progress in negotiations on its nuclear program . Many fear Iran is pursuing the development of a nuclear bomb . Iran has always maintained that it is developing nuclear energy capabilities for peaceful purposes only . On message . Zarif 's Facebook post is not surprising and is on message with his own previous statements and with those of his colleague Ali Larijani , Iran 's powerful speaker of the parliament and a close associate of Iran 's supreme leader , Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei . Iran is serious about resolving the dispute over its nuclear program , and is keen to resolve the issue `` in a short period of time , '' the speaker of Iran 's parliament , Ali Larijani , told CNN 's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview last week . `` From Iran 's side , I can say that we are ready , '' Larijani said from Geneva . `` If the Americans and other countries say that Iran should not develop a nuclear bomb or should not move towards that , '' he told Amanpour , `` then we can clearly show and prove that . We have no such intention . So it can be resolved in a very short period of time . '' Nonetheless , Larijani said , the West must accept Iran 's right to enrich nuclear fuel for civilian purposes , as allowed under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ( NPT ) , to which Iran is a signatory . Critics have expressed suspicions over that enrichment , fearing the Iran may secretly be transforming nuclear fuel into atomic bomb-grade materials . Relaxing sanctions . Some believe that Iran 's recent opening and seeming willingness to negotiate seriously over its nuclear program may be a result of crippling sanctions on its economy . Shortly after this year 's U.N. General Assembly ended , a State Department official said the United States would be prepared to consider relaxing certain sanctions on Iran if it engaged in confidence-building steps to prove its sincerity to negotiate over its disputed nuclear program . But this will take time and trust building . Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman , who is in Geneva , has made clear that the entire sanctions regime targeting Iran would not be lifted `` any time soon '' unless the entire litany of concerns about Iran 's nuclear program were fully addressed . CNN 's Jamie Crawford and Mick Kever contributed to this report .
Iran has struck up a new , diplomatic tone with the United States and its allies . Iranian leaders will reveal a new plan to become energy independent on Tuesday . They meet with U.S. , Russian , Chinese , French , British and German ministers in Geneva . Iran 's foreign minister says he can hammer out a deal with one more day with the P5+1 .