http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/printer_1199975.php Kofi Annan warns against confrontation in Iran nuclear row By DPA Sep 10, 2006, 19:00 GMT Paris - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned Sunday against a confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme as likely to generate 'enormous problems.' 'The best solution is negotiations,' Annan told French radio station Europe 1, saying he feared a confrontation would create 'enormous problems,' particularly in a region already in the throes of several crises. Tehran rejected a UN ultimatum which expired on August 31 ordering it to suspend uranium enrichment or face possible sanctions. The United States is now pushing for sanctions, while the European Union is calling for further negotiations. Following talks with chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani in Vienna, European Union policy chief Javier Solana on Sunday said 'misunderstandings' about Western incentives proposed to Iran and Tehran's response had been cleared up. Both diplomats reported some progress towards resolving the dispute. The UN head, who first met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad only a few days ago, assured that Iran was open to talks on all issues. What Tehran did not accept was to halt uranium enrichment before entering negotiations, Annan said. The Iranian president had assured him of the peaceful intent of Iran's nuclear activities, he said. Annan had, for his part, advised Ahmadinejad to allow visits by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying the inspectors must be allowed wide access to show the world it had nothing to fear from Iran's nuclear programme. Annan called for dialogue with the Iranian president, who has recently called for the destruction of Israel. Ahmadinejad must first be told he is wrong about Israel and that the Jewish state will continue to exist as a democratic country, Annan said. Then, on the nuclear issue, Ahmadinejad should be reminded that if a country wants to be accepted as a responsible member of the international community, it must accept certain rules, he said. The most important thing was to hold talks with Iran, he emphasized. Annan also said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would participate in the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, adding the US would not be able to prevent him from attending.
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