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Cairo
20 February 2007
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a public gathering, 20 Feb 2007 |
The Iranian president said he is open to negotiations2 over Iran's nuclear program, but he said they must take place under just conditions. He rejected the West's preconditions for holding talks.
President Ahmadinejad said he is willing to shut down Iran's uranium-enrichment program, if the Western nations that have been pressuring him to do so shut theirs down as well.
He said, "You demand that we close our nuclear fuel production plant before talks begin. This is no problem. But justice requires that you must shut down your nuclear fuel cycle too."
The remarks were made in northern Iran and broadcast on national television a day before the latest U.N. Security Council deadline is to expire for Iran to halt uranium enrichment. The Security Council imposed limited sanctions on Iran in late December, and gave the country 60 days to comply before facing additional measures.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is scheduled to report to the Security Council on Friday about Iran's compliance3 with the U.N. demands.
Mr. Ahmadinejad warned his Western critics that further attempts to pressure Iran will only unite the country.
He said, "The entire Iranian nation is steadfastly4 resisting, and will defend its nuclear rights until the end."
Diplomatic efforts were intensifying5 as the U.N. deadline drew near. Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, was in Vienna for talks with IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
The United States and several of its European allies believe Iran is secretly trying to build a nuclear weapon. Tehran says its nuclear program is entirely6 peaceful and designed only to produce nuclear energy.
Washington says it wants to resolve the crisis through diplomacy7, but it has not ruled out the use of military force.
1 gathering | |
n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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2 negotiations | |
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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3 compliance | |
n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从 | |
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4 steadfastly | |
adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝 | |
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5 intensifying | |
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的现在分词 );增辉 | |
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6 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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7 diplomacy | |
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕 | |
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