WASHINGTON, May 4 (Xinhuanet) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Wednesday the US stand of supporting the EU-3's talks with Iran and urged Iran not to develop nuclear weapons program.

    "We are completely supportive of what the EU-3 (Britain, France and Germany) is trying to achieve and what they are trying to achieve is very simple. And that is that there needs to be a very clear commitment from the Iranians to live up to their international obligations not to seek a nuclear weapon under the cover of a civilian nuclear power," Rice said after a meeting with EU High Representative Javier Solana.

    "We are very supportive of the talks. We continue to believe that this is the only way for Iran to resolve this issue in a way that the international community will be able to verify and to support," Rice said.

    Rice said the United States hopes the talks will succeed and urged the Iranians to take advantage of the opportunity "that the Europeans are giving them."

    Hassan Rowhani, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, warned on Saturday that Iran would resume nuclear activities concerning uranium enrichment if it failed to reach an agreement with the European Union over Iran's nuclear file.

    "Iran will make decision on resumption of uranium enrichment in Tehran next week," Hassan Rowhani, also secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying. Enditem