Iran says demand to halt atomic work illegal

The West's demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment to start talks on its nuclear program is illegal, the Iranian government spokesman said on Monday.

"Suspending uranium enrichment as a precondition for talks is an illegal and illogical demand, and it is in contradiction with the Iranian nation's dignity," government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham told a weekly news conference. World powers meet in London on Monday to discuss the Islamic Republic's nuclear plans. (Reuters)