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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
TEHRAN - Daily News with wires
The latest talks with Turkey and Brazil have produced a new formula that could pave the ground for understanding, a spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry says. As the UN Security Council is mulling a new wave of sanctions against Tehran, the EU foreign policy chief is also preparing to meet Iranian officials on the nuclear dispute
Iran said Tuesday that Brazil and Turkey have offered a promising new proposal for a nuclear fuel deal as Tehran steps up a diplomatic push to stave off new U.N. sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
The Islamic republic, meanwhile, loosely agreed on Tuesday to hold talks with the European Union’s foreign policy chief on the country’s controversial nuclear program after the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, asked Ankara to contact Iranian authorities and try to organize talks on behalf of the six world powers.
Tehran has made a series of counteroffers after rejecting a U.N.-backed plan that offered nuclear fuel rods for a reactor in exchange for Iran's stock of lower-level enriched uranium. But they appear to fall short of Western demands aimed at ensuring Tehran is unable to produce nuclear weapons.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said during a weekly news briefing that the latest talks with Turkey and Brazil have produced "a new formula that could pave the ground for understanding."
He didn't elaborate but said Iran has not accepted any proposal for sending its low-enriched uranium abroad yet. The Brazilian and Turkish presidents will travel to Iran next week following recent visits by their foreign ministers, Mehmanparast said.
Turkey, Brazil make promising nuke offer, says Iran - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
TEHRAN - Daily News with wires
The latest talks with Turkey and Brazil have produced a new formula that could pave the ground for understanding, a spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry says. As the UN Security Council is mulling a new wave of sanctions against Tehran, the EU foreign policy chief is also preparing to meet Iranian officials on the nuclear dispute
Iran said Tuesday that Brazil and Turkey have offered a promising new proposal for a nuclear fuel deal as Tehran steps up a diplomatic push to stave off new U.N. sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
The Islamic republic, meanwhile, loosely agreed on Tuesday to hold talks with the European Union’s foreign policy chief on the country’s controversial nuclear program after the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, asked Ankara to contact Iranian authorities and try to organize talks on behalf of the six world powers.
Tehran has made a series of counteroffers after rejecting a U.N.-backed plan that offered nuclear fuel rods for a reactor in exchange for Iran's stock of lower-level enriched uranium. But they appear to fall short of Western demands aimed at ensuring Tehran is unable to produce nuclear weapons.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said during a weekly news briefing that the latest talks with Turkey and Brazil have produced "a new formula that could pave the ground for understanding."
He didn't elaborate but said Iran has not accepted any proposal for sending its low-enriched uranium abroad yet. The Brazilian and Turkish presidents will travel to Iran next week following recent visits by their foreign ministers, Mehmanparast said.
Turkey, Brazil make promising nuke offer, says Iran - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
