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Any immature decision by G-8 on Iran to disturb N-talks: Mottaki

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, July 9, IRNA
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Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Sunday cautioned that any immature decision which may be taken on Iran during the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations would inflict damage to positive trend of nuclear talks.

Mottaki made the remark while speaking to reporters at the end of the 9th meeting of foreign ministers of Iraqi neighboring states in reference to the G-8 summit, slated to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, on July 15.

"We will not be present in the G-8 summit. Any decision to be made during the summit which may be immature or not be comprehensive can harm the positive trend of talks," he said.

Asked whether Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani would raise ambiguous points in a package of incentives offered by Group 5+1, during his Tuesday meeting with the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana or Iran would offer a new proposal, he said during previous meetings held between the two sides, they discussed general topics including different ambiguities and questions which should be responded.

"Talks should be comprehensive. All sides should participate in negotiations," he said.

On June 6, Solana handed Iran a package of incentives approved by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Russia, China, Britain, France and the United States -- plus Germany (Group 5+1) for it to suspend uranium enrichment and resume talks to settle the dispute over its nuclear program.

"Response to certain questions and ambiguities requires that some decisions should be made," Mottaki said.

He added based on an agreement reached between the two sides, he could not speak of content of such issues, saying Solana cannot give reply to all ambiguities to be raised by Iran.

"Our general view is that a positive atmosphere seems to have been established based on goodwill.

"Different sides stress that such a positive atmosphere should be used (in a way) to reach an all-out understanding which will meet both sides' interests.

"The sides should not take steps that may disturb current positive atmosphere."

Mottaki added, "All sides should help in reaching an understanding through a positive atmosphere which has been created and through continuation of talks."

He noted that Iran would give its response to the Group 5+1 offer by late August.

The foreign ministers of countries neighboring Iraq including Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Turkey plus those of Egypt and Bahrain along with that of Iraq attended the meeting.

Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special representative for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi were also present in the two-day meeting.

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