Iran Postpones Nuclear Talks With EU To Thursday
Nji Che - All Headline News Staff Writer Brussels, Belgium (AHN) - An EU statement issued on Wednesday states that Iran has postponed nuclear talks with the EU at the last minute, but maintained its chief nuclear negotiator would meet with the EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solano, next week. "I was surprised to hear that Ali Larijani ... has decided at the last minute to postpone his trip to Brussels as previously agreed with him to take place today." Solano said, "I have made clear to the Iranians and to Dr Larijani that we want to proceed rapidly to examine the ideas I put to him early last month." The EU foreign policy chief said he would meet Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani twice next week, on Thursday and on July 11. Solano insisted the West needs a quick reply to the nuclear incentives offered to Iran last month. The incentives, which are backed by major western powers, are aimed at persuading Iran to halt uranium enrichment. Although Iran has always maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, Western powers suspect Iran could be planning to build an atomic bomb and other nuclear weapons with highly enriched uranium.
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