Iran to postpone nuclear talks to late August
18:23, 28 June 2010
TEHRAN. June 28. KAZINFORM Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Iran will delay resuming nuclear talks with world powers until late August; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The postponement was aimed to "punish" the West for imposing sanctions on Iran, he told a press conference here.
Ahmadinejad added that besides the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany, Brazil and Turkey should be involved in the talks; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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