Iranian president prepared to negotiate on nuclear issue, Annan says

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Iran's President is prepared to negotiate on the issue of his country's nuclear ambitions but said he will not suspend uranium enrichment activities, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Tehran following a meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other top officials.

The UN Security Council, which has threatened sanctions if Iran does not suspend uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and take steps to assure the world that it is not developing nuclear arms, is currently considering a new report on the matter from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“On the nuclear issue, the President reaffirmed to me Iran's preparedness and determination to negotiate and find a solution to the crises,” Mr. Annan told reporters in the capital today. “He indicated that they do not accept suspension before negotiations. But he assured me that they are prepared to negotiate.”

In addition to meeting with President Ahmadinejad, the Secretary-General has held talks this weekend with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani and Kamal Kharazzi, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Strategic Committee.

Looking forward to a planned meeting between Mr. Larijani and Javier Solana, the High Representative of the European Union for Common Foreign and Security Policy, the Secretary-General said, “I hope at that point they will find a way to move forward and begin serious work on this dossier.”

雷文

謝謝!

KBG

但此总统发言日日变，不知哪句是真。

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雷文  在 2006-9-4 21:36 發表:

謝謝!

不謝。

以上新聞稿由联合国發佈。

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KBG  在 2006-9-4 21:37 發表:

但此总统发言日日变，不知哪句是真。

只信安南所說的話，他現正在伊朗訪問。