Oil producing nation gives UN body wider inspection powers in a bid to resolve decade-old nuclear dispute with the West
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference following nuclear negotiations with European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
Geneva: Iran has suggested it is ready to address calls to give the UN atomic watchdog wider inspection powers as part of Tehran's proposals to resolve a decade-old nuclear dispute with the West.
The comments from Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi appears to be the first specific indication of what concessions Tehran might be prepared to make in return for the removal of sanctions hurting its oil-dependent economy.
Iran presented a three-phase plan for ending the standoff over its nuclear programme during the first day of an October 15-16 meeting with six world powers in Geneva.
As two days of nuclear talks with six world powers ended on Wednesday, Iran called the dialogue "fruitful" and the two sides agreed to hold follow-up negotiations on November 7-8 in Geneva.
Iran did not give details of its proposal on Tuesday, but said it included monitoring by the IAEA, the Vienna-based UN nuclear body which regularly inspects declared Iranian facilities.
Iran's official IRNA news agency asked Araqchi about the issues of uranium enrichment and the so-called Additional Protocol to Iran's agreement with the IAEA.
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