Iran preparing package for talks with West

Iran is preparing a package of proposals to present to Western powers that could be a basis for future talks, the country’s foreign minister said Saturday.

Manouchehr Mottaki told a news conference that the package deals with political and economic issues as well as security and international affairs but did not say whether its proposals also covered Iran’s nuclear activities.
“We are drawing up general discussions in the political, economic, security and international fields within the framework of a proposed package. We consider this package a good basis for talks (with the West),” the official IRNA news agency quoted Mottaki as saying.

At the Group of Eight summit, world leaders issued a joint statement saying they remain committed to finding a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue and said that in September they would “take stock of the situation” on the nuclear front.

Mottaki said Iran had not received any message from the G-8 summit.

“We didn’t receive any new message from the G-8. On the basis of reports published, (G-8) member states had different views on various issues which did not lead to a unanimous agreement in some areas,” IRNA quoted Mottaki as saying.

AP