Iran Postpones Nuclear Talks With European Union

伊朗推迟与欧盟核问题谈判

A senior Iranian official says his government is postponing nuclear talks with the European Union that were expected to begin Wednesday. Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, and the EU's foreign-policy chief, Javier Solana, had been expected to meet in Vienna. Tehran's representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency said the meeting was postponed because of "a procedural matter."

The United States has said it expects all U.N. Security Council members to abide by their decision to sanction Iran for disregarding the August 31st deadline to stop uranium enrichment.

伊朗一位高级官员说，伊朗政府将推迟原定星期三与欧盟展开的核谈判。伊朗首席核谈判代表拉里贾尼和欧盟外交事务高级专员索拉纳原定在维也纳见面。德黑兰派驻国际原子能机构的代表说，这次会晤由于程序原因推迟。

美国国务院发言人早些时候表示，美国期待联合国安理会所有成员国遵守已达成的决定，因伊朗无视8月31号停止浓缩铀活动的最后期限而对其制裁。