Iran's position regarding its nuclear program remained steadfast, an Iranian government spokesman has said, confirming that the Islamic republic would not comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions requiring it to stop enriching uranium. "Iran's stand regarding its peaceful nuclear program has not changed," the spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, told journalist in Tehran. His remarks came a day after Iran formally responded to a proposal of incentives aimed at resolving the impasse over the country's nuclear program, however, without addressing the crucial issue of uranium enrichment, according to unnamed officials cited by the 'New York Times'.
The response, which came in a letter by Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki, states that Iran would be willing to open comprehensive negotiations with the European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, and the six world powers which proposed the incentives. The letter does not address the proposals presented to Tehran by Solana last month. According to the 'New York Times', it is expected that Solana will meet with Saeed Jalaili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, in the second half of July. Mottaki's letter also calls the Security Council sanctions against Iran illegal and speaks of a "lack of trust" because of the "duplicitous behaviour of certain big powers," according to the newspaper quoting European Union officials.
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