Talks on Iran's nuclear program end with positive results

GENEVA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- International talks on the long-standing Iranian nuclear issue concluded here on Thursday with positive results, with the Iranians agreeing to open a newly-disclosed nuclear facility to UN inspectors and all parties agree to resume talks later this month.

The Iranian delegation promised that Tehran would soon invite UN inspectors to its uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, and hopefully that would happen in the next couple of weeks, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told reporters following the one-day meeting.

Iran's UN Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee (R) whispers to Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at a press conference at the UN headquarters  in New York,the U.S., Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

The Iranian delegation, headed by chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, also said Iran would "cooperate fully and immediately" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Solana, the coordinator of the talks which also involve senior diplomats from the five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany.

According to the EU official, the parties also agreed to hold a second round of meeting focusing on Iran's nuclear issue by the end of this month.

In a separate press conference, Jalili confirmed that the talks would be resumed within October and discussions would be based on "common grounds" between Iran and the six world powers.

He said he saw room for "new cooperation" following Thursday's talks.

While defending Iran's rights to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Jalili said his country would observe its obligations within the framework of the IAEA and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

The Iranian official also called for global cooperation to deal with some "real security threats" the world is facing, including the proliferation of weapons of mass-destruction and nuclear warheads and their stockpiles.

Iran's position is "disarmament for everyone, and peaceful use of nuclear energy for everyone as well," he said through an interpreter.