No nuke concessions, says Ahmadinejad
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December 1, 2010, Wednesday
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HARDENING its position ahead of next week's nuclear talks with the world powers, Iran's president vowed yesterday it will not make "one iota" of concessions about its nuclear rights.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that any kind of breakthrough could only be expected if the new talks are held under "equal" conditions and that Iran's rights are respected.
"If you want results from the talks, you must put aside the devil's temper and sit together under equal conditions on the basis of justice and respect ... and talk about various economic and nuclear fields, reach a deal and do joint work," Ahmadinejad said in a speech broadcast live on state TV.
The European Union said Iran agreed to talks next week in Geneva and its top negotiator Saeed Jalili will meet with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on December 6-7.
Her office said she will act "on behalf" of China, the United States, Russia, France, Britain and Germany - six nations representing the international community in its standoff over Iran's nuclear program.
The Geneva meeting was set after several weeks of proposals and counter-proposals about a suitable venue and will be the first talks in a year after negotiations bogged down.
Addressing a crowd in Sari, north Iran, Ahmadinejad was quick to say that Iran wouldn't negotiate over its rights enshrined in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
As an NPT member state, Iran says it has every right to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel. "Iran has not and will not allow anybody in the talks to withdraw one iota of the rights of the Iranian nation," he said.
Ahmadinejad spoke a day after yet unidentified assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists in Tehran, killing one. Iran has blamed Israel and the West for the attacks.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that any kind of breakthrough could only be expected if the new talks are held under "equal" conditions and that Iran's rights are respected.
"If you want results from the talks, you must put aside the devil's temper and sit together under equal conditions on the basis of justice and respect ... and talk about various economic and nuclear fields, reach a deal and do joint work," Ahmadinejad said in a speech broadcast live on state TV.
The European Union said Iran agreed to talks next week in Geneva and its top negotiator Saeed Jalili will meet with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on December 6-7.
Her office said she will act "on behalf" of China, the United States, Russia, France, Britain and Germany - six nations representing the international community in its standoff over Iran's nuclear program.
The Geneva meeting was set after several weeks of proposals and counter-proposals about a suitable venue and will be the first talks in a year after negotiations bogged down.
Addressing a crowd in Sari, north Iran, Ahmadinejad was quick to say that Iran wouldn't negotiate over its rights enshrined in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
As an NPT member state, Iran says it has every right to enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel. "Iran has not and will not allow anybody in the talks to withdraw one iota of the rights of the Iranian nation," he said.
Ahmadinejad spoke a day after yet unidentified assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the cars of two nuclear scientists in Tehran, killing one. Iran has blamed Israel and the West for the attacks.
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