Second Round Of Iran-EU Nuclear Talks Postponed

Larijani (left) and Solana in Tehran in June (Fars)

September 13, 2006 -- A spokeswoman for EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana says a meeting between him and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has been postponed.

Solana had been scheduled to meet with Larijani in Paris on September 14. It would have been their second meeting in a week to discuss the dispute over Iran's nuclear activities.

Instead, aides to Solana and Larijani are now scheduled to meet in Paris.

Earlier today, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he believes Iran had slightly moderated its position on its uranium-enrichment activities.

The United States, however, reiterated its belief that Iran is aggressively pursuing nuclear weapons. Tehran has said its work is for peaceful purposes.

(AP, AFP)