Iran: Nuke package a 'step forward'
(AP)
Updated: 2006-06-16 14:56 "Let me tell you, the importance of achieving and using nuclear energy is
higher than oil exploration for our country," Khamenei said.
Iranian officials have insisted that enrichment is an inalienable right and
that talks must be unconditional. The process can produce fuel for nuclear power
plants or material for atomic bombs.
The country denies accusations by the US and others that it is seeking to
develop nuclear weapons, saying its program would only generate energy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran was prepared to
negotiate on the basis of the incentives.
Speaking after talks with Ahmadinejad in Shanghai, Putin said: "The Iranian
side responded positively to the six-nation proposal for a way out of the
crisis."
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