Iran offers deal on nuclear dispute

by Barbara McPherson | April 15, 2009 at 09:13 am

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Iran may be responding to the ovetures of President Obama in trying to solve jitters over nuclear proliferation.

In a speech in the southern province of Kerman, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said: "We are preparing a new package which will be ready very soon.

"Iran will hold discussions based on this new package which guarantees peace and justice in the world."

Ahmadinejad said the proposals would be presented to the P5-plus-1 group, referring to UN Security Council permanent members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany.

It has been feared that Iran has been enriching uranium in order to develop nuclear weapons.

Saeed Jalili, Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, said on Monday that Tehran was ready to talk with the P5-plus-1 to resolve the long-running deadlock.

His remarks came after the six nations decided to invite Iran for talks, a result of several overtures from the administration of Barack Obama, the US president, towards Tehran.