"Iran welcomes dialogue with any other states. I wrote a letter to the three European states inviting them to resume talks, but, they cancelled it. They had thought that Iran would no longer resume talks with them."

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Source: Iran nuclear crisis sent to security council by Ewen MacAskill, Ian Traynor, www.theguardian.com. February 1, 2006.

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Ali Larijani

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Ali Larijani is an Iranian politician and former Speaker of the Parliament, known for his significant role in shaping Iran's foreign policy and diplomatic strategies.

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