Nuclear talks seek to forge cooperation
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog called at talks in Tehran for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about Iran’s atomic program, which the West fears will be used to produce atomic bombs.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said the talks -- rare high-level diplomacy in Tehran to help defuse Iran’s stalemate with world powers over its disputed nuclear ambitions -- were “frank and friendly . . . and I’m looking forward to an environment of accelerated cooperation.”
ElBaradei will meet Iranian officials including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before returning to Vienna.
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