Iran's presidential hopeful backs nuclear talks with world powers

"I will continue talks with the group 5+1 if elected as Iran's president," former Prime Minister Mousavi told reporters at a press conference. "Iran will not give up (nuclear) technology. It's our permanent policy," he stressed. He said he will separate the issue of nuclear technology from the question of whether Iran is seeking a nuclear bomb, adding that "what we can discuss is finding ways to (guarantee) our nuclear program will not deviate from (peaceful) path." The United States and other Western countries claim that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons. The UN Security Council also requires Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity. Iran, however, insists that its nuclear plan is only for peaceful purposes, vowing to continue its uranium enrichment activity despite pressure and sanctions from Western countries. In response to an invitation for dialogue by Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany (Group 5+1), Iran's Ahmadinejad announced in April that Iran would offer a new proposal package to the world; Kazinform cites Trend News. See news-en.trend.az for full version.