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Iran preparing package for talks with West

Iran preparing package for talks with West: Via AP on Yahoo! News.

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is preparing a package of proposals to present to Western powers that could be a basis for future talks, the country's foreign minister said Saturday.

Manouchehr Mottaki told a news conference that the package deals with political and economic issues as well as security and international affairs but did not say whether its proposals also covered Iran's nuclear activities.

The U.S. and its European allies want to draw Iran back into negotiations over its nuclear program. At the G-8 summit in Italy this week, President Barack Obama said there is now a September "time frame" for Iran to respond to offers to discuss its nuclear program.
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West regretting stance on Iran: Lawmaker (PressTV.ir ) Hmmm

West regretting stance on Iran: Lawmaker: Via PressTV.ir .

A senior Iranian dignitary says Western powers are regretting the inappropriate stance they adopted in the wake of the June 12 presidential election.

“Western countries have now realized their stance on the Iranian elections was undoubtedly out of line,” head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Friday.

Boroujerdi said British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's recent telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki shows that political heavyweights in Europe are retracting their wrong claims on Iran.

“After three weeks of resentment, [European countries] have a long way to go before rebuilding trust with Iran,” said Boroujerdi.
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