Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed in a telephone conversation on Monday to continue nuclear talks on Iran's disputable nuclear program, state TV reported.
Both sides expressed their satisfaction over the constructive process of Geneva talks and the following contacts, the report said.
Solana and Jalili stressed on the continuation of dialog between the two sides.
Their talk came after six major countries recently agreed to consider new sanctions against Iran in the wake of remarks by Western governments saying Iran failed to give a "clear positive response" to their latest offer of incentives.
On June 14, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana handed the offer of incentives to the Iranian authorities on behalf of France, Britain, Russia, China, the United States and Germany during his visit to Tehran in a bid to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.
During the visit, representatives of five of the six countries, except the U.S., also took part in talks with senior Iranian officials.
Iran has also presented its own package of proposals, which is aimed to help resolve regional and international problems, including Iran's nuclear issue.
Iran not to change nuclear stance in face of sanctions
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Sunday that Iran's nuclear stance will not be changed by sanctions or threats.
"Iran's nuclear stance is strong and transparent and this stance would not change through any sanction or threat," Elham told reporters after a cabinet session, adding, "We still believe that the nuclear talks are progressing." Full story
Chairman: New sanctions on Iran will harm West
TEHRAN, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's parliament, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Saturday that imposing new sanctions on the Islamic Republic will harm the West, the official IRNA news agency reported. Full story
Rice warns of more sanctions against Iran over nuke issue
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Thursday that Iran will face more sanctions if it fails to give an adequate response to the latest incentives package by the six major powers. Full story
German FM: Iran's response to nuclear offer "insufficient"
BERLIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Germany on Wednesday rejected Iran's response to an offer of negotiations over its nuclear program, saying the response is "insufficient."
"The (German) government finds the response sent yesterday (Tuesday) by Iran to the comprehensive offer ... insufficient," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement. Full story
U.S. sees Iran's response to incentive package as 'disappointing'
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran's response to an incentive package offered by the United States and five other nations is "disappointing," said Alejandro Wolff, the U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday.
"This is a nonresponsive, disappointing response," said Wolff, speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Security Council. Full story
U.S. officials: Iran's response to int'l offer unacceptable
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. officials said on Tuesday Iran's response to an incentives offer by world major powers to halt its nuclear program is unacceptable.
The Associated Press quoted unidentified U.S. government officials as saying that a brief one-page document Iran presented to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana is a restatement of Tehran's insistence on the right to conduct peaceful nuclear activities rather than a definitive reply to the offer from major world powers to suspend uranium enrichment and reprocessing in exchange for economic and other benefits. Full story
Report: Iran responses to 5+1 package
TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Ambassador to Brussels Ali-Asghar Khaji on Tuesday handed in Tehran's written response to the 5+1 package of incentives to EU officials, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
The report did not give further details about Iran's reply, which has not yet been verified by Iranian official sources. Full story
