TEHRAN -- Iran on Tuesday rejected UN nuclear chief's proposal for direct talks with the United States over Tehran's nuclear issue, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the deputy head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA.

"Minor talks can however be held within the G5+1 framework with the United States as a member of the UN Security Council so as to solve the nuclear issue speedily," Fazli said, referring the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei has suggested that Tehran and Washington hold direct talks on the nuclear crisis.

Fazli also rejected the West's suggestions on Iran's nuclear issue and said, "Tehran does not accept any idea calling for suspension of uranium enrichment."

He called on the West to put forward the ideas which could both honor Iran's legitimate right and allay their real concerns.

The Unite States and Western countries accused Iran of developing atomic weapons under a civilian cover, but Tehran said that it only wants to generate electricity by nuclear power.

The UN Security Council has imposed two sanction resolutions against Tehran's nuclear program since last December, demanding a halt to the uranium enrichment program.
Iran's senior officials, however, have repeatedly denied the request.