Iran may be ready for nuclear talks by late October

[Elmore Furth]

Source: Reuters

Posted 2010/10/10 at 12:33 am EDT

TEHRAN, Oct. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Iran is ready to hold talks with six major powers over its nuclear program "in late October or early November," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday.

"We think late October or early November will be an appropriate date for the talks by the representatives of Iran and 5+1 countries," Mottaki told a news conference.

He gave no details about the venue of the talks. Western officials say they could take place in Vienna or Geneva.

"If Iran is ready to hold talks, all they need to do is pick up the phone and set a date," U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said.


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