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TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that Iran is still negotiating with the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany (G5+1), on the venue and content of the upcoming nuclear talks, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Friday that the United States expects Iran's nuclear program to be the leading issue discussed when talks resume on Dec 5 between Iran and G5+1, but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran will not discuss its nuclear issue in the proposed talks.
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton proposed to meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on Dec 5, probably in Switzerland, turning down Iran's suggestion of the venue in Istanbul.