SECRETARY
GENERAL KOFI ANNAN URGES IRAN'S NEW PRESIDENT
TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT WITH NUCLEAR
PROGRAMME,
CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH EUROPEAN UNION
UNITED NATIONS
August 8, 2005
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General spoke to the newly elected President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, about the Iranian nuclear programme and the negotiations with the European Union-3.
He urged restraint and encouraged the continuation of the ongoing process. He hopes both sides will remain engaged in search for an acceptable solution.