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Iran: Nuclear talks must have no preconditions
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-11 14:58
Iran on Sunday said it would not bow to European Union demands that it
suspend activities at its Isfahan uranium processing plant again and said any
talks with the EU on nuclear issues must be without preconditions, Reuters
reported.
"The resumption of the Isfahan plant's suspension is not part of our agenda
and is out of the question for us," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki
told a news conference.
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki
speaks during a news conference in Tehran September 11, 2005.
[Reuters] | Iran resumed work at its Isfahan plant last month, a move which has led to
the virtual collapse of two-year-long talks between the EU and Tehran and
prompted EU officials to warn Iran its case may be sent to the U.N. Security
Council this month.
Iran insists that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, not
bomb-making.
"There are some efforts to restart Iran-EU talks. We want those talks to
restart without any preconditions and we welcome them," Mottaki
said.
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