UN Chiefs meets Iran leader
UN: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Sunday met Iran's President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and discussed about international disputes over Iran's
nuclear drive.
Ahmadinejad met the Secretary General at the UN headquarters in his
first formal engagement of his trip to New York for the UN General
Assembly.
With Iran already facing four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions
over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment Ban "hoped that Iran will
engage constructively in negotiations" with international powers on the
nuclear showdown.
Ban said the talks should lead to "a mutually acceptable agreement in
conformity with relevant Security Council resolutions," said a statement
released by a UN spokesman. Talks between Iran and Britain, the United
States, France, Germany, China and Russia have become stalled over the
nuclear program, which Western powers say is aimed at developing an
atomic weapon.
Iran denies the charge though recent reports by the UN International
Atomic Energy Agency have been increasingly critical of Iran's refusal
to cooperate with international inspectors.
United Nations, Monday, AFP |
