Ahmadinejad aide says Iran not ready to talk nuclear

Iran is not prepared to discuss its nuclear programme at talks with global powers which might happen next month, an adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Sunday.

"We will not be talking with the Western party about the nuclear energy issue in this round of the negotiation with this party," Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a media adviser to the president, said, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. (Reuters)