TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that diplomacy is the only way out of his country's standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear program and that he is serious about negotiations.Iran's leader made the comments a day after asserting that his country would not give up its ``nuclear rights,'' signaling that it won't accept demands to stop enriching uranium or at least not to expand its enrichment work.An informal deadline expired this weekend for Tehran to respond to an offer of economic and other incentives by six world powers if it agreed to curb uranium enrichment.
The United States and its European allies fear Iran intends to use the technology to develop material for nuclear weapons under the cloak of a civilian nuclear power program. Iran denies the accusation.Ahmadinejad said Saturday that his country's participation in any international talks would ``be aimed at reinforcing'' what Iran regards as its right under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to enrich uranium for a civilian power program.On Sunday, the Iranian leader repeated that his country was ``serious in nuclear talks'' and hopes ``the other side'' will be as well.
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