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    April 11, 2012

Iran to Present 'New Initiatives' for Talks with Powers

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   Iran's Chief Negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after two-day
   talks between Iran and world powers on Iran's nuclear program, FILE
   January 22, 2011.
   Photo: AP
   Iran's Chief Negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after two-day
   talks between Iran and world powers on Iran's nuclear program, FILE
   January 22, 2011.

   Iran says it will present new initiatives at upcoming nuclear talks
   with world powers in Turkey, but warned that efforts by Western nations
   to exert pressure on Tehran would "backfire."
   Iranian state media say chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili announced
   the initiatives on Wednesday but did not specify his proposals. Jalili
   also said efforts to use what he called the "language of force" against
   Iran would be "useless."
   Representatives from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security
   Council and Germany, known as the P5+1, will meet with Iranian
   officials in Istanbul on Saturday, the first talks on curbing Iran's
   controversial nuclear program since January 2011.
   Jalili said Iran believes the talks should be based on "mutual
   cooperation."
   Iran confirmed Monday it would meet with the P5+1 but urged them to
   drop any pre-conditions for the talks.
   Western powers suspect Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons, a
   charge Iran denies. The scope of Iran's uranium enrichment program is a
   particular worry. Iran says it nuclear activities are peaceful and
   solely for power generation and medical research.

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