France ready to start Iran talks at IAEA-Sarkozy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 19 (Reuters) - France is ready to start talks with Iran over its nuclear programme at the International Atomic Energy Agency "without delay", French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday.

The talks would be held "on the basis of Brazilian and Turkish efforts and the response sent out by Russia, France and the United States (on June 9)", a spokesman for Sarkozy's office said.

"(Sarkozy) reminded that we also would like a revival of negotiations with the Six (group of world powers) and with Iran on the whole of the nuclear issue," the spokesman added. (Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry; Writing by Sophie Taylor; editing by David Stamp)