The deputy chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Olli Heinonen, is in Tehran for a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
The two-days of talks are said to be of a technical nature and are not expected to deal with political issues such as whether Iran would accept the latest offer by the world powers to suspend uranium enrichment in return for political and economic incentives. Heinonen has made a series of visits to Iran as part of the agency's long-standing efforts to make sure there is no military dimension to the programme. On Wednesday, US and British officials said the major powers negotiating with Iran over Brown calls on Israel to freeze settlement construction ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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