 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Baku (AFP) Nov 18, 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the Islamic republic was "always ready" for talks on its nuclear programme but blasted Western attempts to pressure Iran with sanctions. "We were always ready for negotiations," Ahmadinejad told a press conference in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, while decrying attempts by world powers to "put pressure on Iran." "They think that they will achieve something by putting pressure on Iran. But they will not... They hope that a blockade of Iran will change the Iranian people. But the Iranian people will not be broken by sanctions." Iran and world powers are set to resume talks on the country's nuclear programme on December 5, but the sides have yet to agree on a venue and agenda. The talks are aimed at allaying Western concerns that Iran's nuclear activities are masking a weapons drive under the guise of a civilian programme, a charge Tehran has repeatedly denied. Previous discussions were broken off after Iran in October 2009 rejected a proposal by world powers to exchange nuclear fuel. The international community has since stepped up economic and political measures against Iran, and the Security Council in June slapped Tehran with a fourth set of UN sanctions. Ahmadinejad was in Azerbaijan for a summit of leaders of five states littoral to the Caspian Sea to address overlapping claims to the sea's vast energy riches.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Iran on confrontation course with EuropeBerlin (UPI) Nov 16, 2010 Iran is on a confrontation course with Europe after Tehran accused two German journalists of spying and Iranian security officials allegedly abused French diplomatic personnel in Tehran. The plainclothes security guards, accompanied by Iranian police, on Sunday arrested guests of the French ambassador as they were trying to enter the French Embassy for a Persian music festival, the BBC ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook
