Saturday, September 12, 2009

Mottaki: "should conditions be ripe, there is a possibility of talks about the nuclear issue."

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) in the presence of a translator in Tehran on September 12, 2009. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has renewed the Islamic republic's readiness for negotiations over its nuclear proposals but made no direct response to calls from the major powers for urgent talks.
AP, here

" Iran is not ruling out talks about its nuclear program with world powers but conditions for that have to be right, the country's top diplomat said Saturday, in a statement that appeared to soften Tehran's persistent refusal to discuss the controversial issue...... Mottaki said he welcomed talks with the U.S. and its partners, adding that "should conditions be ripe, there is a possibility of talks about the nuclear issue.".......

"Should the conditions be ripe, there is a possibility of talks about the nuclear issue with the West, given the new package we have presented," Mottaki was quoted as saying on state television. Mottaki, who spoke to reporters after a visit by Turkey's foreign minister, did not elaborate and it was too early to tell if his comments meant more than Tehran's willingness to meet the West face-to-face..."

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