By NNN-IRNA,
London : Iran is to present the international community with a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the diplomatic deadlock over the country’s nuclear program, Iranian ambassador to London Rasoul Movahedian has revealed.
“My government has worked out a new package, a new initiative, which is going to be put forward in the near future to deal with all aspects of our relationship,” Movahedian said.
In an interview with the Guardian published Thursday, he said he was not permitted to give details before the initiative is presented “before the end of next week” to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
The initiative was said to cover the country’s nuclear program, the security of energy supplies in the Middle East, counter-terrorism and joint efforts to control the drugs trade.
The ambassador said Iran’s proposal would address western concerns that the rapidly developing nuclear project could be used to make weapons, but insisted his country would not surrender the right to enrich uranium.
“My government is going to continue along the enrichment path. We do not accept any preconditions for negotiations,” he reiterated to the daily.
The offer comes after the 5 1 announced last Friday that it had agreed “reviewed and updated” proposals that were made to Iran back in June 2006.
According to the Guardian, Movahedian said that members of the 5 1 group had been approached informally with Tehran’s offer, and there had been some “positive” response.