IranÕs Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) and Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu address a press conference in Tehran on Saturday.

The foreign minister said Tehran is ready for talks with the West on the basis of its updated package of proposals but reiterated that it will not ’compromise’ on its nuclear program.
“Iran is willing to enter into talks with world powers on the basis of the latest package,“ Presstv quoted Manouchehr Mottaki as saying in a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran submitted its package of proposals to the representatives of the Group 5+1-- the US, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany--on September 9.
US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley said on Friday Washington would accept Iran’s offer of wide-ranging talks with the G5+1 adding that the meeting should address Iran’s nuclear program, which Tehran has reiterated would not discuss since it was the country’s indisputable right.
“We cannot compromise on the nation’s inalienable rights,“ Mottaki told the reporters.

SC Failure
He downplayed the three rounds of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran as ’a failed policy’ which he said cannot stop Tehran from pursuing its legitimate rights.
“If these countries intend to continue the failed policy of sanctions, then it is their own business,“ Mottaki said.
Iran is under mounting pressure to halt its uranium enrichments. Western regimes and Israel claim it is pursuing a covert military nuclear program.
Iran -- a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) -- has dismissed the claims, saying its nuclear program, which is under tight inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is solely peaceful and aimed at meeting the country’s growing energy demand.
Mottaki referred to Davutoglu’s tour of Iran and said constructive talks between the two neighbors are at the highest level, iribnews.ir reported.
He recalled that Tehran and Ankara are firm to fight against terrorism and radicalism.

Fighting Terror
“Groups like Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and PEJAK (Party for Free Life in Kurdistan) should understand that the negotiations between Iran and Turkey regarding terrorism are transparent and the two countries’ borders are not venues for disrupting bilateral ties,“ he said.
Mottaki referred to the latest developments in Iraq, the conflict between Iraq and Syria and developments in Caucasus as among issues he discussed with Davutoglu.
Davutoglu, for his part, said Iran and Turkey have historic ties and the fact that borders of the two countries are ancient hints at the depth of mutual relations.
Asked about Turkey’s response to the possible new sanctions to be imposed on Iran by the West for refusing to reverse its nuclear program, he said “Iran and Turkey are neighbors and have extensive two-way cooperation. Our political will is to fight against the probable sanctions and remove all hurdles so that Iranian economy would not be isolated at the regional and international levels. We are trying also to get rid of the previous sanctions.“
He said Ankara position on the nuclear issue is clear and it should be addressed through talks.
“Since Iran’s ties with the West also affect Turkey, we must see what to do in this regard.“
Davultoglu said, “Iran and Turkey place special importance on the safety and security of the region. The security organizations in the two countries have close collaboration. I must add that our two countries also have high capacity in the economic sector.“