Iran rejects halt in nuclear enrichment program

05/31/2007

TEHRAN, Iran - On the eve of talks with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Iran’s nuclear negotiator Wednesday rejected the possibility of Iran suspending its uranium enrichment program.

“Suspension is not the right solution for solving Iran’s nuclear issue,” the state news agency quoted Ali Larijani as saying before leaving Tehran for Spain. “Past experiences have shown that suspension is not acceptable, at all.”

Larijani is expected to hold talks with the EU’s Javier Solana on Thursday.

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