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May 30, 2007

Larijani: Halting Uranium Enrichment Not Acceptable to Iran
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17A82E3:A6F02AD83191E160096318AD349FF5A09574F7DCC14957C0 Iran's top nuclear
negotiator says 'suspension is not a way' to resolve nuclear standoff
with West Iran's top nuclear negotiator has ruled out halting Tehran's
uranium enrichment work, saying that "suspension is not a way" to
resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.







Ali Larijani answers reporters' questions during press conference in
Tehran, 30 May 2007Ali Larijani spoke to reporters at Tehran airport
Wednesday, before departing for Spain for another round of nuclear
talks with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. They are
to meet in Madrid on Thursday.

The two men have held several rounds of talks on the issue but there
have been no reports of progress.

Iran has continued to defy international demands to halt enriching
uranium - a process that can produce material suitable for building
nuclear weapons.

The United States is leading international efforts to impose tougher
sanctions against Iran for ignoring the latest U.N. Security Council
deadline of May 24 to stop the sensitive nuclear work.

Iran is already under limited U.N. sanctions for failing to meet
earlier Security Council resolutions.

The United States and its allies accuse Iran of trying to develop
nuclear weapons - a charge Iran denies.


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