Western powers expect ’serious response’ from Iran during Oct. 1 meeting

October 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - World powers including the US have realised there was no secrecy over the country's new uranium enrichment plant, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday. The official news agency IRNA quoted the president as saying that despite Western propaganda, it became clear that Iran was not keeping secrets over the new plant located south of Tehran, near the religious city of Qom.

October 1st, 2009 Iran open to higher level talks with world powersUNITED NATIONS — Iran's foreign minister said Thursday his nation is willing to raise and extend its dialogue on a wide variety of issues to a "summit" level with world powers. Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters that Iran went into talks Thursday near Geneva with the United States and five other world powers with "a clear agenda and a plan of action." "And we have entered into these discussions with this clear agenda, and this dialogue can also be enhanced, both in form and the level of discussions," he said in Farsi, speaking through a translator at a news conference at U.N.

October 1st, 2009 EU envoy: IAEA to visit nuke plant soonGENTHOD, Switzerland — A senior EU envoy says Iran has pledged to open its recently revealed uranium enrichment plant to U.N. inspectors perhaps in the next few weeks.

October 1st, 2009 US, Iran meet directly at nuclear talks in GenevaGENTHOD, Switzerland — A senior U.S. official has met Iran's top atomic negotiator for face-to-face talks — the first such encounter in years of big-power attempts to persuade Tehran to freeze a program that could create nuclear weapons.

October 1st, 2009 Top powers meet Iran over nuclear programGENEVA — The United States and five other world powers have begun high-stakes talks with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities. A senior U.S.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Major world powers Wednesday said they expected a serious response from Iran to the international community's concerns over its nuclear programme when the sides meet for talks Oct 1. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to keep up pressure on Iran and left open the possibility of further sanctions during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Russia and the US have agreed to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic efforts, but new sanctions still a possibility if Iran does not respond. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he and his US counterpart Barack Obama had given full attention to Iran's nuclear dossier at their meeting and that Russia was ready to continue cooperation with Washington on Iran's nuclear issue.

September 22nd, 2009 Iran says it is open to nuclear weapons discussionNEW YORK — Iran's leader is telling The Associated Press that he expects open discussion of nuclear issues at a planned meeting with officials from the U.S. and five other powers.

September 14th, 2009 TEHRAN/BRUSSELS - Iran is set to meet the world's biggest powers for talks on its disputed nuclear programme Oct 1, officials said Monday. Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeid Jalili and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana "spoke this morning and agreed on a date for talks...

September 14th, 2009 US, 5 other world powers expected at Iran talksBRUSSELS — The EU says the United States and five other world powers are expected to meet with Iran's nuclear negotiator on Oct. 1. Spokeswoman Cristina Gallach says EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet with Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.

September 13th, 2009 TEHRAN - There will be no nuclear negotiations with the world powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday. "As far as the Iranian nation is concerned, the nuclear issue is finished," Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with the new British ambassador to Tehran, Simon Gass.

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 9th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Wednesday delivered a new package of proposals to the six countries involved in nuclear talks with the Islamic state, ISNA news agency reported. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki handed the proposals to the diplomatic envoys of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland - the latter representing the diplomatic interests of the US 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.

April 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said it will be 'fine with us' if the Palestinians reach a two-state deal with Israel. In an interview with US' ABC network, the Iranian leader appeared to hold out an olive branch in backing Palestine to pursue a deal for statehood alongside Iran's arch-enemy.