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Iran tells Solana it won't give up "rights": report
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili told EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Thursday that the Islamic state would not give up its "certain rights," state broadcaster IRIB reported.
In what IRIB described as "clear and unequivocal" language, Jalili said during talks in Geneva: "The Islamic Republic would by no means be dissuaded of its certain rights."
Iranian officials normally use such wording when they refer to the country's disputed nuclear program.
Jalili also gave a "detailed explanation" of wide-ranging proposals Iran submitted to six world powers last month and "emphasized the necessity of complete global (nuclear) disarmament," IRIB reported.
Iran's proposed package touches on various international security and economic issues, but does not mention its own nuclear activities.
The United States and its allies have made clear they will focus on Iran's nuclear program during the talks in Switzerland.
(Reporting by Hashem Kalantari; writing by Fredrik Dahl; editing by Elizabeth Fullerton)
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