Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis

    TEHRAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday said that Iran would offer new proposal package to the world, the official IRNA news agency reported.

    Addressing a crowd in Kerman city of Iran's southeastern Kerman Province, Ahmadinejad said that "We are developing a new package. It is prepared to be proposed to the world."

    He did not, however, elaborate on the content of the package and whether it has its concern to do with the country's nuclear standoff.

    "This document would be the guarantee of peace and justice in the world, of respect to the rights of the nations, and of participation of all the governments and nations to resolve the issues of the world," he added.

    In response to West's packages of incentives to encourage Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear program, Iran offered its own package to France, Britain, Russia, China and the United States, plus Germany (G5+1) last year, in which Tehran's concern had been directed to the global issues rather than its nuclear program.

    The United States and other Western countries claim that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons. The UN Security Council also requires Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity.

    Iran, however, insists that its nuclear plan is only for peaceful purposes, vowing to continue its uranium enrichment activity despite pressure and sanctions from Western countries.

U.S.: Iran should address nuclear concerns in any new package

    WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States hopes that Iran address "all concerns" the world community has about its nuclear activities in a new package it promises to offer world powers, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said on Wednesday.

    "Our hope will be that it (Iran) addresses all of the concerns that the United States and other countries have about Iran's nuclear activities," Wood said of Iran's announcement that it will offer the world a new proposal package on its nuclear activities. Full story

U.S., EU officials meet over next steps on Iran

    WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with EU foreign policy and security chief Javier Solana here Wednesday and the two sides exchanged views on a plan to deal with Iran's suspected nuclear program.

    The meeting between Clinton and Solana was held hours after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country would offer to the world a new proposal package about nuclear issues. Full story