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The Associated Press: UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks

UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks
By EDITH M. LEDERER – 30 Jan 09 DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief said Thursday that Iran should fully disclose its nuclear programs at the same time that the U.S. starts a dialogue with Tehran without preconditions. Iran’s foreign minister said that President Obama must declare how his policies would differ from those of former President Bush.The maneuvering over a possible U.S.-Iranian dialogue came as Mohamed ElBaradei welcomed Obama’s statements that the new U.S. administration was willing to talk to Iran after the Bush administration’s refusal to deal with Tehran.In an interview with Al-Arabiya news channel on Tuesday, Obama condemned Iran’s threats to destroy Israel and its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons, but added: “It is important for us to be willing to talk to Iran, to express very clearly where our differences are, but where there are potential avenues for progress.””That is the way to go,” ElBaradei said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “It is long overdue.””Iran should answer technical questions from the IAEA and the dialogue should start without preconditions,” ElBaradei said in the presence of Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

The Associated Press: UN nuclear chief supports US-Iran talks

January 31, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics