"TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear programme with any country but will not yield to international pressure to halt the atomic work, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally on Wednesday.
"The Iranian nation is in favour of talks to resolve the (nuclear) issue with any of you (countries). We will slap those who want Iran to abandon its right (to nuclear technology) on the mouth," Ahmadinejad said in a televised address in the western city of Hamedan.
Ahmadinejad in March ruled out any talks with the West over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, saying Iran would only discuss the issue with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.
Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China want EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, to try to reopen talks on offers of incentives for Iran to halt its work.
But Iran, the world's fourth-largest crude exporter, says the nuclear programme aims to produce electricity so it can sell more of its oil and gas abroad."
This article shows the continuing dispute of what Iran's intentions are with its nuclear program. The fact that the country is willing to discuss its program with foreign nations, shows that there might be some resolution to the conflict in the near future.
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