US ready to hold talks with Iran: Biden

September 23rd, 2009 Western powers expect 'serious response' from IranUNITED NATIONS — The international community expects a "serious response" from Iran in discussions about Tehran's nuclear program at a meeting next month, the British foreign secretary said Wednesday. Six global powers are to hold talks with Iranian representatives Oct.

September 13th, 2009 TEHRAN - Turkey has declared readiness to host nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers, a media report said Sunday. The Press TV network quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying that his country was ready to host talks between Iran and the five permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany.

September 12th, 2009 TEHRAN - Tehran Saturday said it was ready to resume diplomatic talks with the West on the basis of its latest proposals regarding global issues, but vowed to make no concessions in the nuclear dispute. "Iran is seriously willing to enter talks with the world powers on the basis of the items mentioned in the latest package," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a press briefing in Tehran.

September 7th, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to hold talks with the world powers over global challenges including its nuclear program. Ahmadinejad said Monday Iran will initially present its package of proposals to the five permanent members of the U.N.

September 1st, 2009 Official: Iran is ready for nuclear talksTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV is quoting the country's top nuclear negotiator as saying Tehran is ready to cooperate with world powers to ease fears over its nuclear program and has prepared a revised package of proposals to present to Western countries. The U.S. has given Iran a deadline at the end of September to take up an offer of nuclear talks with six world powers and enjoy trade incentives should it suspend uranium enrichment activities.

July 5th, 2009 Biden: US not stand in Israel's way on IranWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat, saying the U.S. "cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do." Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who just won a disputed re-election.

May 29th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday reiterated that Tehran was ready to negotiate with the US but stressed that the talks should be held under "equal conditions". The Americans keep sending us messages for negotiation.

April 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Monday that Tehran would soon present its new package of proposals aimed at resolving the country's nuclear standoff. In an interview to ABC TV network, Ahmadinejad said the new package of proposals would be an updated version of the previous one, IRNA reported.

April 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States and its European allies are ready to drop a longstanding American demand that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of negotiations over its atomic programme. The proposals, exchanged in confidential strategy sessions with European allies, would press Tehran to open up its nuclear program gradually to wide-ranging inspection, accoprding to officials engaged in the negotiations.

April 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks with the West, including the US, but insisted Iran's nuclear rights be respected. 'We are ready to hold (nuclear) talks with the West, but these talks should be based on the principle of justice and equality and respect of Iran's (nuclear) rights,' Ahmadinejad said in a speech at the Isfahan nuclear plant in central Iran.

March 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Putting the ball in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's court Tuesday, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav said his party was 'still ready' to hold talks on seat sharing ahead of the general elections. 'We are still ready to have talks with the Congress party.

March 12th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Thursday said it has accepted the US invitation to a conference on Afghanistan and was ready for talks to help resolve the crisis in the war-torn country, Press TV reported. 'Afghanistan and Iran share a long border, so Afghan security and development is naturally an important priority of ours,' Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said Wednesday.

February 24th, 2009 ANKARA - Iran has asked Turkey to play a role in bringing Tehran and Washington together to discuss mutual concerns, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday night. 'We have said this before: we are ready.

February 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran is ready to talk in 'fair atmosphere' with the US. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

January 25th, 2009 BERLIN - The Czech Republic, which holds the rotating presidency of European Union (EU), has stressed direct and swift talks between Iran and the US to engage the two countries in rapproachment process, IRNA news agency reported Monday. 'I hope very much there will be soon direct and intensive talks between Washington and Tehran,' Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has said in an interview with Germany's Handelsblatt business newspaper.