Fed trims US GDP growth outlook    EIB supports French defence SMEs with €300m loan    Waste management reform expands with private sector involvement: Environment Minister    Mideast infrastructure hit by advanced, 2-year cyber-espionage attack: Fortinet    SCZONE signs $18m agreement with Turkish Ulusoy to establish yarn factory in West Qantara    Egypt PM warns of higher oil prices from regional war after 1st Crisis Committee meeting    US firm VXI to create 4,000 jobs in Egypt in $135m expansion    Egypt's Foreign Minister discusses Mideast de-escalation with China FM, EU Parliament President    Egypt's PM urges halt to Israeli military operations    Egypt's FM holds talks with Arab counterparts over Iran-Israel escalation    UN Palestine peace conference suspended amid regional escalation    Egypt advances integrated waste management city in 10th of Ramadan with World Bank support    Egypt, Japan's JICA plan school expansion – Cabinet    Egypt's EDA, AstraZeneca discuss local manufacturing    Egypt issues nearly 20 million digital treatment approvals as health insurance digitalisation accelerates    EGP opens flat against USD on Monday    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt nuclear authority: No radiation rise amid regional unrest    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Egypt, Serbia explore cultural cooperation in heritage, tourism    Egypt discovers three New Kingdom tombs in Luxor's Dra' Abu El-Naga    Egypt launches "Memory of the City" app to document urban history    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



UN gathering chance to revive nuke talks: Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani seeks to resume negotiations during next UN General Assembly, insists Iran 'will not withdraw an iota from the definite rights of people'
AP Published in Ahram Online on 10 - 09 - 2013

Iran's president plans to use this month's UN General Assembly in New York to reach out to world leaders about possibly restarting nuclear talks, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.
IRNA quoted President Hassan Rouhani as saying that he could seek dialogue to try to get the negotiations back on track and decide on the next venue. Talks between Iran and world powers were last held in April amid deadlock over Western efforts to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.
The West suspects Iran's nuclear program has a military dimension. Iran denies the charge, saying the program is only for peaceful purposes like power generation and cancer treatments.
"Maybe in coming weeks, the first talks on the nuclear case will take place in New York," Rouhani told a group of clerics, according to IRNA.
Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plan to attend the UN gathering in what will be the Iranian president's first trip to the West since his inauguration in August.
Rouhani has stressed a more moderate approach in foreign affairs than his hard-line predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But Rouhani has also insisted that Iran would not make concessions on the pillars of its nuclear program such as uranium enrichment.
Iran "will not withdraw an iota from the definite rights of people," Rouhani was quoted by IRNA as saying.
He also urged the West to change its policies, including withdrawing economic sanctions imposed on Iran over the controversial nuclear program. He said "the job" of reaching a nuclear accord "will not be done without respect."
"There will be no achievement through imposing sanctions and pressure on the Iranian nation," Rouhani said.
The United Nations has scheduled Rouhani's speech for Sept. 24, hours after President Barack Obama is expected to address the annual General Assembly.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/81255.aspx

Clic here to read the story from its source.