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. Iran tells Annan no uranium enrichment suspension before talks
TEHRAN, Sept 3 (AFP) Sep 03, 2006
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday told UN chief Kofi Annan he was prepared to negotiate on Iran's nuclear programme but would not accept a suspension of uranium enrichment before talks, the secretary general said.

"The president assured me ... Iran is prepared to negotiate and find a way out of this crisis," Annan said after talks with Ahmadinejad in Tehran.

But he added Ahmadinejad had also said that "Iran does not accept a suspension (of uranium enrichment) before negotiations".

Annan expressed hope that the Islamic republic and international community would find a way to move forward at talks between EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran's top national security official Ali Larijani this week.

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