Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "made
no words" on Iranian nuclear issue during his just-ended visit, the official
IRNA news agency reported.
Ahmadinejad made the remarks to reporters on the
sidelines of the general meeting of the High Council for Provinces, in response
to earlier reports that Putin had brought forward a nuclear proposal to Iran's
supreme leader during his Tehran tour.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and
his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stand during an official
welcome ceremony in Tehran October 16, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters
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Putin
had carried a message of friendship and cooperation for Iran, but "made no words
about Iranian nuclear issue," Ahmadinejad told the reporters.
Iran's official IRNA news agency Wednesday quoted the
country's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani as saying that Putin gave a
"message" to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and "nuclear issue was part of
it and we are now examining it."
According to the report, Khamenei told Putin he would
"consider the proposals", but insisted Iran would "continue to satisfy the needs
of the country in nuclear energy and that's why Iran takes seriously enrichment
issue."
Putin arrived in Tehran Tuesday to attend the second
summit meeting of five Caspian Sea littoral nations also including Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for talks in Tehran.
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Putin calls for direct dialogue with
Iran
MOSCOW, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir
Putin Thursday called for direct dialogue with Iran, saying it's better than
using threats in settling the country's nuclear issue.
"A direct dialogue is always more productive, it is a
shorter way to success than the policy of threats, sanctions and pressure,"
Putin said at an annual Q&A program broadcasted live on the country's main
TV channels and radio.
Iran says Putin has brought forward
proposal over nuke issue
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir
Putin has brought forward a nuclear proposal to Iran's supreme leader during his
visit to Tehran, the state-media reported Wednesday.
Iranian top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani disclosed that Putin gave a "message" to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying "nuclear issue was part of it and we are now examining it".
