Iran 'wants to study UN plan'
TEHRAN: Iran said yesterday it needed time to review a suggestion by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency for a 'timeout' under which Iranian nuclear work and UN sanctions would be suspended together.
"Iran needs time to review such an initiative to see whether it has the capacity to resolve Iran's nuclear issue," Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said when asked about the 'timeout' proposal.
"Iran's nuclear issue is a multi-faceted issue and we cannot say yes or no to such a suggestion. Such a suggestion should be developed," Larijani told a news conference with visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov.
UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei told a Davos forum that military action against Iran's nuclear sites, which Washington has not ruled out, would be crazy and the two sides should stop flexing muscles and start direct dialogue.
"ElBaradei's initiative to have a 'timeout' can be considered, and through this suggestion a political solution can be found for this (nuclear) issue," Ivanov said.
Earlier, Ivanov vowed to launch Iran's nuclear plant on schedule in September after talks in Tehran yesterday with leaders of the Islamic republic.
"Russia is determined and serious in fulfilling its obligation to finish Bushehr plant on the scheduled date," Ivanov was quoted as saying after meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also emphasised the need to complete the nuclear plant on time after meeting Ivanov, who delivered a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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