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Says no to talks with Israel. Ahmadinejad
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Iran says ready to talk to anyone but Israel

Ahmadinejad says during summit of large predominantly Muslim countries in Indonesia ‘we are ready to hold dialogue with all countries of the world except for the Israeli regime,’ but adds that ‘if they want to resort to the use of force we will not go into dialogue with them; all of them know one hundred percent that the nuclear program in Iran is totally peaceful’

Iran is ready to hold dialogue with any country except Israel but not under the threat of force, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday ahead of talks next week on the country’s nuclear program.

 

“If they want to resort to the use of force we will not go into dialogue with them,” he told journalists attending the Developing Eight summit in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.

 

 

Ahmadinejad declared: “We are ready to hold dialogue with all countries of the world except for the Israeli regime.”

 

'Nuclear program in Iran is totally peaceful'

 

Earlier the Iranian leader said that the letter he sent earlier this month to U.S. President George W. Bush was not related to Iran’s nuclear program, adding that Tehran would abide by the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency in cooperating with other countries.

 

 

Ahmadinejad said there was no reason for anyone to be nervous about Iran’s nuclear plans, adding that “All of them know one hundred percent that the nuclear program in Iran is totally peaceful.”

 

Iran’s nuclear ambitions overshadowed trade talks among Muslim leaders Saturday, with the country’s hardline president drumming up support for the right to develop alternative energy sources. Ahmadinejad and heads of state from Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Turkey and Malaysia agreed during closed doors meetings to boost economic and political cooperation, alleviate poverty and restructure debt.

 

The Developing Eight, or D-8, summit also brought together government ministers from Egypt and Bangladesh. Although Iran’s nuclear crisis was not officially on the agenda, Ahmadinejad sought support from his Islamic brothers on the meeting’s sidelines.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.13.06, 17:50
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