Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani and the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will hold talks on Iran's peaceful nuclear program Wednesday, said a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official Sunday.

"No final decision has been made on the venue of the meeting yet," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini.

He told domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly press conference, "We hope the negotiations would lead to an agreement accepted by the sides to settle the issue."

Asked whether talks between Larijani and Solana are aimed to convince Iran to accept enrichment suspension, Hosseini said, "Undoubtedly, the issue of suspension of nuclear activities and enrichment will not be raised at talks."

"We should delete suspension of enrichment from the literature of Iran's nuclear activities."

The spokesman stressed that no precondition has been set for talks, adding, "We should let talks be held so that we come to a solution agreed by the sides."

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Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that plans for the upcoming nuclear talks should be based on the latest developments in the field and Iran`s achievement in producing nuclear fuel for industrial use.

The statement was made at this week`s press conference in response to a question about the predicted outcome of nuclear talks.

"Our negotiator should consider the realities and the fact that Iran has entered a new phase for production of nuclear fuel for industrial purposes," he added.

Replying to a question about the date Iran will be able to supply the fuel required by Bushehr nuclear power plant, he said, "We need a long time to meet its full fuel requirements."

Concerning the exact number of centrifuges currently in operation at the country's nuclear facilities, he said that at this stage production of nuclear fuel for industrial use is underlined.

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Iran on Sunday reiterated that all its peaceful nuclear activities have been carried out based on international treaties and under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini made the statement at his weekly press conference when asked to comment on remarks made by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf who described Iran`s nuclear program as a threat to countries in the Middle East.

"Unconfirmed remarks made by certain officials cannot be taken into consideration," he said.

Asked about outcomes of talks to be held between Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani and the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, he added, "Preservation of the Iranian nation's right to access peaceful nuclear technology within frameworks of regulations is important for us."

"We hope talks will seek a serious goal which has already been stressed and find main and fundamental bases for settlement of disputes over Iran's nuclear case."

In response to a question on release of the IAEA's confidential report on Iran's nuclear program by certain foreign media, the spokesman said, "We have repeatedly announced the IAEA's reports about inspection of Iran`s nuclear activities are among confidential documents which should not be made public. Officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran have repeatedly stressed that the IAEA should not disclose confidential documents which will result in adverse consequences."

Pointing to Russia's announcement on providing nuclear fuel to Iran under the IAEA's supervision, he stated, "Certain Russian officials have made contradictory remarks."

Deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ahmad Fayyaz-Bakhsh is currently in Moscow to hold talks with Russian officials on frameworks of cooperation.

He added, "Russia's non-compliance with commissioning of Bushehr power plant will have different outcomes."

Hosseini noted that bringing discredit to Russia, making the in public opinion in Iran doubtful about Moscow and confirmation of legitimacy of Iran's stance on lack of a guarantee to receive fuel from other countries would be among such outcomes.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said that Iran's Arab neighboring states have been briefed on the country`s nuclear activities for peaceful purposes and that they do not threaten any country.

Hosseini made the statement at this week's press briefing in response to a question about the concern of Arab states over Iran's nuclear activities.

He underlined that Iran'`s nuclear programs are completely peaceful, adding that the doubts on the issue created in the regional countries are quite baseless.

"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also confirmed that there is no deviation from peaceful path in the country's nuclear activities. Meanwhile, we have declared our readiness to cooperate with all world countries in the nuclear field," said the spokesman.

Replying to a question about the mediation of some regional Arab states for establishment of Iran-US ties, he said that Iran has repeatedly declared that showing good will and correction of the past approaches will provide a new opportunity for revising the type of relations.

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