TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Sunday reaffirmed it would not consider a suspension of uranium enrichment work under any circumstances, despite continued Western demands for a freeze to the sensitive nuclear activity.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said such a move was "not acceptable" and denied that chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani had said in a magazine interview that a suspension was conceivable as an outcome to talks with world powers.
"This is not true. I have spoken to Mr Larijani myself and this (article) was an unwelcome reflection of his comments," Hosseini told reporters.
"A suspension is not acceptable as a result of talks. Larijani said the issue of suspension is irrational and unacceptable and he has described enrichment as vital."