Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday that Iran was open to new talks on its nuclear enrichment, indicating Tehran saw a new chance for negotiations, according to dpa. "We see a new capacity to arrive at a comprehensive and multifaceted approach," Mottaki told reporters at the United Nations. Asked about the so-called "freeze-for-freeze" option that has been discussed in diplomatic circles, Mottaki said such a solution would "give us time to move along that path and to find that path." Although the exact details of such a move were not mentioned, it has meant that Iran would temporarily suspend its uranium enrichment activity in return for the United Nations' halting its discussions of more sanctions. Iran has yet to respond to the newest package of incentives delivered last month by the European Union's top diplomat, Javier Solana, but said Monday it would deliver a response next week. Britain's Ambassador to the UN John Sawers has noted that "there is a new language coming out of Tehran." "We need to wait and see what their formal response is" to the latest US and European incentive package, Sawers was reported as saying by Bloomberg financial news service. Over the past years, the UN Security Council has passed three rounds of limited sanctions aimed at getting Tehran to stop enriching uranium, a process that can produce weapons-grade material. Iran has vowed repeatedly that it would not close down the enrichment operations.
