Incentives by six world powers to end a crisis over Iran's nuclear works had positive points but contained ambiguities that must be removed, the Islamic Republic's chief negotiator said.
Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush said he was encouraged by Iran's initial response overnight. "It sounds like a positive step to me," the US leader said. "So we'll see if the Iranians take our offer seriously. The choice is theirs to make," he said, according to Reuters. "I have said the United States will come and sit down at the table with them as long as they're willing to suspend their enrichment in a verifiable way."
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana presented Iran's chief negotiator Ali Larijani with the package, on behalf of the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. "The proposals had some positive steps in them and some ambiguities which should be removed," Mr Larijani said. "We hope, after we study the proposal in detail, we will have another round of talks and negotiations to achieve a balanced and logical conclusion."
Solana and Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday conferred on the proposed plan. According to a report released by the Foreign Ministry's Media Department, at the meeting, Mottaki said that the result of his current talks with Solana sets a new perspective. "I believe that if momentum is given to our political will, grounds will be prepared for reaching a political agreement. Iran is determined politically to find a just solution based on meeting its legitimate right," he added.
