US: 6 powers to invite Iran for nuclear talks

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-09-2009 13:37

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Meanwhile, over in the US the Obama administration says it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program.

It says the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will invite Iran to have a dialogue.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood says the United States will now join others at the table -- from now on -- when senior diplomats from major powers meet with Iranian officials to discuss the nuclear issue. (CCTV.com)

Washington's move is widely regarded as a policy shift from former President George W.Bush, whose administration had generally shunned such meetings.

State Department spokesman Robert Wood says the United States will now join others at the table -- from now on -- when senior diplomats from major powers meet with Iranian officials to discuss the nuclear issue.

Wood says the decision was conveyed to representatives of Britain, China, France and Russia as well as Germany, during a meeting in London on Wednesday.

That group, known as the"P5 plus 1", announced earlier that a new session would be aimed at breaking a deadlock in the talks.