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US welcomes Iran's stated readiness for dialogue
Washington (AFP) April 13, 2009 The United States on Monday hailed Iran's stated readiness to talk with Washington and its five partners in negotiations aimed at halting Tehran's nuclear ambitions. "We welcome the fact that they're... interested in having a dialogue," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. The news agency ISNA reported from Tehran that Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, told European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana in a telephone call that Tehran is willing to discuss its nuclear program. On April 8 the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany said Solana has been tasked to invite Iran for talks on its nuclear program which they suspect is aimed at making atomic weapons, but which Tehran denies. The global powers led by Washington are exploring possibilities for talks with Iran with the aim of stopping the Islamic republic's sensitive uranium enrichment program. Enriching uranium so that it can be used for nuclear power -- or building a weapon of mass destruction -- lies at the heart of the controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear program. Wood recalled the so-called P5-plus-1 -- the permament five members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany -- has offered Iran "what we believe is a very good substantive package of incentives." The group has offered Iran trade, financial and other incentives in return for halting its uranium enrichment program. "We want to deal with Iran on this issue. It's an important issue to the international community. And Iran needs to show the international community that its nuclear program is a peaceful one," Wood said. "Right now, the international community is very skeptical about that," he added. "We encourage Iran to come forward and provide the international community with all of the assurances that it requires to be convinced that Iran is pursuing a peaceful nuclear program," he said. Top Iranian officials said on Sunday that the world has to accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear power after it announced two breakthroughs last week. Iran last Thursday announced the opening of its first nuclear fuel plant and said it has tested two new high-capacity centrifuges used to enrich uranium, although Washington has voiced skepticism over the claimed advances. Tehran maintains it is allowing the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, to inspect its nuclear work and that as a signatory to the Non Proliferation Treaty, it has the right to enrich uranium as fuel for nuclear power plants. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Iran tells EU's Solana ready for talks on nuclear plans
Tehran (AFP) April 13, 2009Iran on Monday said it is ready to talk with a group of six world powers over its nuclear programme, a move that could help resolve the deadlock over Tehran's controversial atomic push. |
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