Teheran discusses 'serious' nuke proposals with Russia

Iran has prepared a package of "serious" proposals to help defuse a nuclear row with world powers, chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said yesterday after talks with a top Russian official.

Iran said this month it would unveil ideas to help end the dispute over its nuclear program, which the West says is aimed at producing nuclear bombs.

Teheran, which insists its atomic program is aimed only at generating electricity, has been hit by three rounds of UN sanctions since 2006 for refusing UN demands to halt sensitive nuclear work.