Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Sunday said that no date can yet be fixed for completion of Bushehr nuclear power plant. Addressing foreign and domestic reporters, he termed talks between Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Russian officials in Moscow as "comprehensive and effective".
"We believe that Russians are serious in their commitments," he said adding, "But still no date can be fixed for completion of Bushehr power plant."
Referring to the ongoing talks between the two sides on Bushehr power plant, Hosseini termed the procedure of talks as "good."
Meanwhile, Hosseini said Iran is ready to hold unconditional talks with the 5+1 Group. Commenting on a recent statement of the former nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, that grounds are now prepared for Iran to hold direct talks with the 5+1 Group, Hosseini said, "Mr. Larijani announced that it would be good to resume the talks given the current atmosphere."
Asked about the next round of talks between Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili and the EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, the spokesman said, "Nothing new happened in this connection. The two were to have a phone contact but this has not happened."
According to IRNA, Hosseini did not explain whether Jalili-Solana talks had not resumed due to lack of the latter's faithfulness to his previous commitments. "We have no analysis in this connection." The spokesman added that during the latest talks with Solana, "It was the other side (Solana) who explicitly opposed to previous plans.
"However, it was announced that meetings and telephone contacts would continue."
