EU: Iran letter does not justify new nuclear meeting
Iran's response to a letter from the European Union aimed at reviving talks on Tehran's nuclear program contains nothing new and does not appear to justify another meeting, the bloc said on Wednesday.
"On its own, Mr Jalili's letter does not contain anything new and does not seem to justify a further meeting," said Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, referring to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator. The Iranian negotiator, Saeed Jalili, responded on Tuesday to a letter sent by Ashton three months ago aimed at getting Iran to commit to new talks. He said the talks should be just and "refrain from resorting to pressure instruments", something analysts said indicated Tehran would stick to its refusal to address its uranium enrichment drive. (Reuters)
