Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (pictured) said Tehran would welcome talks on its nuclear programme with six world powers during a phone call with Javier Solana, the EU chief of diplomacy, Iran's state television has announced.Iran on Monday said it is ready to talk with a group of six world powers over its nuclear programme, a move that could help resolve the deadlock over Tehran's controversial atomic push.Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, told EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana in a telephone call that Tehran is willing to discuss the issue, Iranian news agency ISNA reported."The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes discussion with the group of six for a constructive cooperation," Jalili, who is also a top official at Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told Solana, the ISNA report said.Tehran will soon declare its official stance on the matter, ISNA quoted Jalili as saying.In Brussels, a spokeswoman for Solana said he and Jalili "had a constructive conversation this morning following last week's meeting of the six and the EU. They agreed to remain in contact."Jalili told the EU official that Iran would publish a statement in response to a message released last Wednesday by the six countries and the EU, the spokeswoman added.The Supreme National Security Council is Iran's top national security decision-making body, and in particular is responsible for the nuclear negotiations.On April 8, the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany said Solana has been tasked to invite Iran for talks on its nuclear programme which they suspect is aimed at making atomic weapons but which Tehran denies.Global powers led by Washington are exploring possibilities for talks with Iran with the aim of stopping the Islamic republic's sensitive uranium enrichment programme.
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