Friday, August 26, 2005

Iran hopes to present new nuclear plan within month

Reuters:
Iran hopes to present a new plan to resolve its nuclear stand-off with the West to European Union powers within a month, its chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Friday.

Asked if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would present his proposal within a month, Larijani told reporters: "I hope so." READ MORE

Britain, France and Germany have spent two years trying to pursuade Tehran to give up sensitive parts of its nuclear programme. Larijani said on Thursday Iran was finalising a new plan which would include broadening negotiations to involve nations outside the current trio of EU powers.