Iran says near unity with EU in some nuclear areas
By Mark Heinrich and Zerin Elci
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Thursday Iran and the EU were nearing "a united view" in some areas of their talks to break an international impasse over Tehran's nuclear fuel program.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said the talks had been constructive and conducted in a good atmosphere, though no "great breakthrough" was on the cards now.
Larijani and Solana spoke at a news conference in Turkey's capital before resuming discussions, which ended in the early afternoon. They are to reconvene in two weeks' time.
The United States and other Western powers suspect Iran has a secret nuclear arms program, and U.N. sanctions have been imposed on Tehran. Iran says its drive to produce uranium fuel is for electricity only and is vital to economic development.
"In some areas we are approaching a united view. That is to say that the best approach is to settle all the issues through negotiations based on law and international rules and regulations," Larijani said.
He and Solana did not go into the substance of their two-day talks, their first for more than two months.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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