UN Secretary-General urges Ahmadinejad to restore six-party talks

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday personally urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to restore international trust in the peaceful nature of his country's nuclear programme by adhering to the resolutions of the Security Council and the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, said in a released statement by the UN News Centre.

“At a meeting requested by Mr. Ahmadinejad, who is in New York to attend the five-yearly review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Mr. Ban urged the resumption of talks between Iran and a group of six countries – China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom and United States – aimed at resolving issues over a programme that some countries contend is intended to develop a nuclear weapons capacity.”

It’s worth mentioning that the nuclear watch dog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that it “cannot confirm that all Iran's nuclear material is for peaceful activities because the country has not provided the necessary cooperation.”