EU's Solana planning talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator

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Sep 11, 2009, 15:52 GMT

Brussels - The European Union on Friday said it is planning to hold talks soon with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeid Jalili on new proposals provided by the Iranian government to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany. 'We are in contact with Dr Jalili's office to arrange a meeting at the earliest possible opportunity,' said EU foreign policy head Javier Solana in a statement in Brussels. 'I have received the Iranian paper and am studying it,' Solana said. 'We are all committed to meaningful negotiations with Iran to resolve the International Community's concerns about their nuclear programme.' Iran on Wednesday delivered a new package of proposals to the six countries involved in nuclear talks, which include China, the US, France, Russia, Britain and Germany. Iran's package was issued in Tehran shortly before IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Wednesday in Vienna that there was a 'high probability' that Iran worked to develop nuclear weapons in the past, if intelligence information in that regard is genuine. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said upon delivering the package that Iran would continue what he claims is a peaceful nuclear energy programme. The foreign ministers of the 27 EU states plan on Monday in Brussels to discuss possible toughening of UN sanctions against Iran. Such attempts have previously been vetoed by China and Russia.

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