Iran wants early resumption of nuclear talks: letter

Iran has proposed a resumption of long-stalled nuclear talks with world powers in which Tehran would have "new initiatives," according to a letter from Tehran to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
The brief letter, which offered no specific proposals in the nuclear dispute, may not convince Western states that Iran is ready to enter the kind of substantive negotiations tackling its nuclear work they say is needed to resolve the longstanding row. "We voice our readiness for dialogue on a spectrum of various issues which can provide ground for constructive and forward-looking cooperation," said the letter, dated February 14, from Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. The United States and its allies suspect Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons capability. Iran denies this, saying it is enriching uranium only for electricity to meet demands of its rapidly growing population. Jalili's letter was a response to one from Ashton in October, in which she said the big powers could meet with Iran within weeks if it was ready to "engage seriously in meaningful discussions" and address concerns about its nuclear work. Ashton handles the Iran file on behalf of six world powers - the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain. Negotiations have been frozen since a fruitless meeting in Istanbul in January 2011. Tension has soared in recent months after the U.N. nuclear watchdog in November issued a report on Iran detailing indications that it has worked on designing a nuclear weapon. Jalili said he welcomed a statement by Ashton on respecting Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. "No doubt by committing to this approach, our talks for cooperation based on step-by-step principles and reciprocity on Iran's nuclear issue could be commenced," the English-language letter said. "(A) constructive and positive attitude towards Islamic Republic of Iran's new initiatives in this round of talks could open positive perspective for our negotiation." "Therefore...I propose to resume our talks in order to take fundamental steps for sustainable cooperation in the earliest possibility in a mutually agreed venue and time," Jalili said. He did not specify what initiatives he was referring to. In previous talks, Iran has refused to discuss measures that would guarantee its nuclear program is peaceful and transparent for U.N. inspectors, instead floating vague proposals for international cooperation on security and trade. A spokeswoman for Ashton confirmed receipt of the letter on Wednesday, saying she was evaluating it and would consult with the six powers on a response. (Reporting by Fredrik Dahl; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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Hng thng tn chnh thc Iran IRNA cho bit cnh bo trn c chuyn ti i s cc nc Italy, Ty Ban Nha, Php, H Lan, Hy Lp v B o Nha trong cc cuc hp song phng ti vn phng B Ngoi giao Iran. i din ngoi giao 6 nc k trn bc b thng tin do knh truyn hnh nh nc Iran Press TV trc a rng Tehran ct ngun cung du. Tuy nhin, tuyn b ca cc bn khin gi du trn th trng ton cu tng nh. Chu u nn bit rng, Iran s tm c khch hng du m mi IRNA vit Cc cng dn chu u cn bit rng, nu lng du m m h vn nhn t Iran chuyn sang a ch mi, ngi chu trch nhim v s thiu ht ny chnh l chnh ph ca h. Thng trc, Lin minh chu u (EU) quyt nh p t mt lnh cm vn du m i vi Iran, bt u t ngy 1.7 ti. y l mt phn trong chin dch phi hp trng pht Tehran ca phng Ty nhm gy p lc buc Tehran phi ngng chng trnh lm giu uranium gy tranh ci. K t lc n nay, chu u ang tch cc tm kim ngun cung du thay th. EU l khch hng du m ln nht ca Iran, chim 18% lng du xut khu ca Iran nm 2011. Italy, Ty Ban Nha v Php l 3 khch hng ln nht. Thng 12.2011, Tehran d bo vic st gim ngun cung du m t Iran s khin gi du th gii tng gp i. Tuy nhin, do kinh t chu u phc hi yu t, nhu cu du m gim st nhiu, trong khi ngun cung t cc ni khc vn di do nn tc ng ca lnh cm vn d kin trin khai ca EU v li e da ngng xut khu du cho chu u ca Iran n gi du gim nh so vi d bo ban u. Mi y, Arab Saudi, nh sn xut hng u trong T chc cc nc xut khu du m (OPEC), cho bit nc ny c th b p lng cung du thiu ht t Iran, nh sn xut ln th 2 OPEC. Vic Libya ni li hot ng sn xut du cng gp phn gia tng ngun cung du th gii. T Uyn (Theo NYT)

7/02/2012 19:22

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Cc nh khoa hc ti L Phn ng Nghin cu Tehran, Iran hm 15.2. nh: Reuters

Cng hm phc p ca Trng on m phn ht nhn Iran Saeed Jalili khng nh, Tehran c nhng sng kin mi lin quan ti vn ht nhn, song khng cng b c th. Mt thi tch cc v xy dng i vi nhng sng kin mi ca Cng ha Hi gio Iran trong vng m phn ny c th m ra trin vng sng sa cho nhng cuc m phn tip theo, ng Jalili vit trong cng hm. V th, ti xut ni li m phn nhm thc hin nhng bc i c bn v s hp tc bn vng gia cc bn trong thi gian sm nht c th. B trng Ngoi giao Php Alain Juppe bnh lun, ni dung phc p ca Iran l kh m h, lng ngha. Hm 16.2, i s Iran ti Nga Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi cho bit, Iran ng m phn vi P5+1 m khng km theo cc iu kin tin quyt.
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VIENNA (*******) - Iran, facing sanctions that could cripple its oil exports, has told world powers it wants to resume long-stalled talks with "new initiatives," and France said it might be open to addressing suspicions about its nuclear program. Tehran made the offer in a letter to the EU's foreign policy chief obtained by ******* Thursday, a day after it trumpeted several advances in nuclear know-how and sent oil prices upward. Iran's president vowed no retreat from its nuclear program Wednesday but state television announced the proposal to re-launch talks after a year's hiatus. Iranian chief negotiator Saeed Jalili's letter said he would have "new initiatives" but did not spell them out. He made one reference to "Iran's nuclear issue," without spelling out whether Tehran was prepared to negotiate on it. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said that while the letter was "ambiguous" it seemed to signal "the start of opening up from Iran" with respect to discussing its nuclear activity. A February 20-21 visit to Iran by top U.N. nuclear watchdog officials would help determine whether Tehran was serious about tackling international concerns, Juppe told reporters. The U.N. team, led by the International Atomic Energy Agency's chief inspector, will again try to extract Iranian explanations, after three years of stonewalling, for an IAEA investigation driven by intelligence reports that suggest Tehran has researched sophisticated ways to build atomic bombs. Jalili's letter was a reply to one from Ashton in October in which she said the big powers could meet with Iran within weeks if it was ready to "engage seriously in meaningful discussions." Jalili said he welcomed an earlier statement by Ashton on respecting Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. "(A) constructive and positive attitude toward the Islamic Republic of Iran's new initiatives in this round of talks could open positive perspective for our negotiation," Jalili said in the brief English-language letter. "Therefore...I propose to resume our talks in order to take fundamental steps for sustainable cooperation in the earliest possibility in a mutually agreed venue and time." Jalili urged a focus "on a spectrum of various issues" to lay groundwork for "constructive, forward-looking cooperation." BUYING TIME? Western officials said the powers were consulting on a response to Jalili's letter. A British government source struck a cautiously positive note: "The key issue last time was (Iranian) pre-conditions, and preconditions are not mentioned in (this) letter." The White House said it was reviewing the letter and repeated there was "time and space" for diplomacy to resolve tensions between Tehran and the West. The United States and its allies suspect Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons capability under cover of a declared civilian nuclear energy program, and believe Tehran has used talks only as a time-buying tool, not a pathway to agreement. Iran says it is enriching uranium only for civilian purposes. But after the IAEA report in November, the United States and EU adopted sanctions meant to shut down Iran's oil export industry, the world's fifth largest. The clampdown on Iranian oil would take full effect in July. Ashton handles the Iran file on behalf of six world powers - the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain. Negotiations have been frozen since a fruitless meeting in Istanbul in January 2011. Iran's ambassador to Moscow, Seyed Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, told a news conference that Tehran would accept "no preliminary conditions" for progress in any further talks. He was responding to a question about a Russian suggestion that, as a first step toward a resolution of the standoff, Iran could take measures including freezing the number of its centrifuges for uranium enrichment at current levels in return for assurances it would face no additional sanctions. Sajjadi also shrugged off Iran's shrinking oil trade, saying Iran would benefit from any ban on its crude exports by boosting domestic production of refined fuels. "Iranians will show the whole world how they can use an embargo as an opportunity," he said. Iran proclaimed three nuclear achievements Wednesday - a "new generation" of centrifuge able to refine uranium three times faster than at present, a major increase in the number of centrifuges, and loading a research reactor with Iran's first batch of domestically produced fuel. If Iran succeeded in introducing modern centrifuges for production, it could significantly shorten the time needed to stockpile enriched uranium, which can generate electricity or, if refined much more, produce nuclear explosions. Western diplomats and analysts said the Iranian announcements were largely hype and bluff, noting that Iran had been trying to develop several newer versions of centrifuges for years without introducing them into production.

VIENNA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Iran, facing severe sanctions to bar it from exporting oil, has told world powers it wants to resume longstalled talks quickly with "new initiatives" in hand, and France said Tehran may now be open to addressing concerns about its nuclear quest. Tehran made the offer in a letter to the EU's foreign policy chief obtained by Reuters on Thursday, a day after it trumpeted several advances in nuclear know-how and sent oil prices upward with suggestions of economic retaliation in what may have been moves to boost its leverage before any fresh negotiations. Iran's president vowed no retreat from its atomic path on Wednesday only for state television to announce the proposal to re-launch talks after a year's hiatus - mixed signals making it difficult to divine what Tehran's ultimate intentions were. Iranian chief negotiator Saeed Jalili's letter said he would have "new initiatives" but did not spell them out. He made one separate reference to "Iran's nuclear issue", without spelling out whether Tehran was prepared to negotiate on it. But French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said that while the letter was "ambiguous" it seemed to signal "the start of opening up from Iran" with respect to discussing its nuclear activity. A Feb. 20-21 visit to Iran by top U.N. nuclear watchdog officials would help determine whether Tehran was serious about tackling international concerns, Juppe told reporters during a visit to Vienna. The U.N. team, led by the International Atomic Energy Agency's chief inspector, will again try to extract Iranian explanations, after

three years of stonewalling, for an IAEA investigation driven by intelligence reports that suggest Tehran has researched sophisticated ways to build atomic bombs. Jalili's letter was a reply to one from Ashton in October in which she said the big powers could meet with Iran within weeks if it was ready to "engage seriously in meaningful discussions" tackling concerns about its nuclear programme. Jalili said he welcomed an earlier statement by Ashton on respecting Iran's right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. "(A) constructive and positive attitude towards the Islamic Republic of Iran's new initiatives in this round of talks could open positive perspective for our negotiation," Jalili said in the brief English-language letter. "Therefore...I propose to resume our talks in order to take fundamental steps for sustainable cooperation in the earliest possibility in a mutually agreed venue and time." Jalili urged a focus "on a spectrum of various issues" to lay groundwork for "constructive, forward-looking cooperation".