Iran leader seeks to address Security Council
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Iran said on Sunday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to go before the U.N. Security Council to defend his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says are a covert attempt to make atom bombs.
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Iran's foreign minister on Friday urged the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to "correct their past mistakes" and draw up a a resolution ending council involvement in his country's nuclear affairs.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali   Khamenei said on Monday Iran would press ahead with its pursuit   of nuclear energy, indicating it will not heed a U.N. demand it   stop enriching uranium or face possible sanctions.
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The head of the UN nuclear agency urges diplomacy as the primary means of tackling Iran's nuclear aims.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday Iran wanted to find a   negotiated solution to its nuclear dispute with the West but   would not freeze uranium enrichment ahead of any talks.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is expected to hold talks in Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran wants to take part in a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to brief member states about Iranâs nuclear program, a government spokesman said.
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Representatives of Iran and the European Union were due to meet Saturday in Lisbon to seek to defuse the growing crisis over Tehran&#39;s refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment programme as demanded by the UN Security Council.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged the authority of the U.N. Security Council as Iran faces a deadline to halt its uranium enrichment and he called for a televised debate with President Bush on world issues.
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Iran's president says he wants talks on his nation's nuclear programme, but rules out pre-conditions set by the UN.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said in Tehran on Friday he had called for swifter Iranian cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atom bombs.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would like to attend a U.N. Security Council meeting to defend his country's disputed nuclear program, state-run television reported Sunday.
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Iran insisted on Saturday an escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity could be resolved by negotiation as its security chief arrived in Germany for meetings with EU leaders.Comment
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Despite the threat of sanctions and a looming deadline, the Iranian president again scoffed Wednesday at a U.N. Security Council demand that the Islamic republic halt its uranium-enrichment program.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran wanted further talks to address the West's concerns about its nuclear program but said the country would not abandon its efforts to make nuclear fuel.
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The Iranian President says discussion and negotiation are the only way to resolve his country&#39;s dispute with the international community over its nuclear program.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called for a televised debate with President Bush on world issues.