Washington, September 12: US will accept Iran’s offer of talks but maintained that nuclear issue would be the central part of it, even as Tehran in its proposal has insisted that it would not negotiate over the future of its nuclear programme.
“We will seek an early meeting and we will seek to test Iran’s willingness to engage,” Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley told reporters.
The meeting could be even before the annual General Assembly meeting of the United Nations in New York later this month.
“We are seeking a meeting because, ultimately, the only way that we feel we are going to be able to resolve these issues are to have a meeting. But it is not just a meeting for meeting’s sake.
–PTI