Iran says EU nuclear talks postponed

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Source: AFP

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran announced on Sunday crunch talks with the European Union to break the deadlock over its controversial nuclear programme have been postponed, amid growing calls for fresh UN action against Tehran.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana were due to meet on Thursday, possibly in Spain, for their second encounter in just over a month.

"For the Larijani-Solana meeting, no date or venue has been set," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters. "With the agreement of both sides it has been postponed."

He said that the delay had been agreed in a telephone conversation between the two men and was required as both sides needed more time to study their options for the talks.



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