From Teheran Times, August 25, 2005 ....
PARIS (Reuters) -- European powers are still keen to talk to Iran about its nuclear program despite calling off an Aug 31. negotiating meeting, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Wednesday.
Britain, France and Germany have called off next week's negotiations on proposals they made to Iran earlier this month because Tehran has resumed some nuclear work in breach of a promise to freeze it while talks lasted, France said on Tuesday.
...The International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, has called on Iran to halt nuclear program and its head Mohamed El Baradei is to report on Iran's activities on Sept. 3.
...Under the Paris Agreement, agreed in November 2004, Iran voluntarily suspended all work related to atomic fuel production while negotiating a deal with the EU.
Despite calling off the Aug. 31 talks, the European powers remained in contact with Iran, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei said on Tuesday. "That does not mean there will be no contact with the Iranians," he said. "We have contact with the Iranians. The three European countries have embassies there."
Iranian officials have said they will never suspend work at the Isfahan plant again and Tehran now wants to discuss resuming part of the nuclear fuel cycle – uranium enrichment -- at its facility in Natanz....
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