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Sun, 04/10/2011 - 12:05
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Jalili preparing a reply to Ashton’s letter

TEHRAN, April 10 (MNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi during a joint press conference with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes in Tehran on Saturday, also spoke of Iran's written reply to Ashton's letter.

Asked about the continuation of talks between Iran and the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany), Salehi said that EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton recently sent a letter to Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, and Mr. Jalili is preparing a written reply to her letter.

“We have always been keen to negotiate,” Salehi stated.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Uruguay also held a meeting before the press conference and signed a cooperation agreement.

They also explored ways to promote cooperation between Tehran and Montevideo in various spheres, particularly in economic interactions.


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