Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday Iran would be willing to shut down its nuclear program, but only on the condition that other Western nations hold "fair" talks by abandoning their own nuclear programs.
"We shut down our nuclear fuel cycle program to let talks begin. It's no problem," Ahmadinejad told a crowd of thousands in northern Iran Tuesday.
"But justice demands that those who want to hold talks with us shut down their nuclear fuel cycle, too."
Ahmadinejad made the comments one day ahead of a UN Security Council deadline for Iran to halt uranium enrichment or suffer from further economic sanctions.
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