Nejad unwavering on N-talks

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran was ready to talk with world powers on global issues but will not negotiate over Tehrans right to nuclear technology.
We are ready to talk about international cooperation and resolving global economic and security problems as we believe that such issues cannot be resolved without everyones participation, Ahmadinejad was quoted by Fars news agency as telling the new British Ambassador to Tehran, Simon Gass.
The President also told Gass that London should repair past mistakes it has made in the Islamic republic and try to turn bad memories into good ones.
But Ahmadinejad, who is to attend the UN General Assembly meeting later this month in New York, ruled out any talks on Irans controversial nuclear programme.
He also did not directly respond to the call by world powers for urgent talks with Tehran.
Having peaceful nuclear technology is Irans lawful and definite right and Iranians will not negotiate with anyone over their undeniable rights, Ahmadinejad told Gass as the British envoy presented his credentials.
The official IRNA news agency quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as saying that Ankara was prepared to host talks between Iran and the six over the proposals, but his spokesman later denied this.
Turkey is ready to do what it can to help overcome differences between the parties and reach an agreement as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin told AFP.
He stressed that Turkey does not want to undermine ongoing efforts to reach a deal and therefore does not envisage hosting talks.
A US non-profit investigative journalism group, Pro Publica, has said it obtained a copy of proposals in which Tehran said it was prepared to hold comprehensive, all-encompassing and constructive negotiations.
The talks would address nuclear disarmament as well as a global framework for the use of clean nuclear energy, according to the document published on Pro Publicas website, but it did not address Irans own nuclear programme.
Ahmadinejad on Sunday gave no direct response to the call for urgent talks and reiterated that for Tehran the nuclear issue is over.