"No breakthrough", says the Elysee on Sarkozy-Mottaki meeting ...

Reuters, here

"... Sarkozy agreed to a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday at which French officials said Mottaki would deliver a message from the "highest Iranian authorities" on the highly disputed nuclear program.

But before Mottaki had left the Elysee Palace, Sarkozy's office issued a statement strongly suggesting no breakthrough was achieved on elusive talks between Iran and the powers -- France, Britain, Germany, the United States, Russia and China.

"Today the president met the Iranian foreign minister ... to discuss the risks to peace caused by Iran's initiatives in the nuclear field, ... He (Sarkozy) underlined the importance and seriousness of the initiative by the 'six'," the French statement said, urging Iran to accept talks offered by the powers. Failing that, Iran will expose itself to constantly growing international pressure on all levels," it added. The U.N. Security Council has passed several rounds of sanctions against Iran for failing to heed calls to suspend uranium enrichment..."