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Iran to Host Nuclear Disarmament Talks

   VOA News 04 April 2010
   FILE  -  In  this  8  Apr  2008  file  photo  released  by the Iranian
   President's  Office,  Iranian  President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center,
   listens  to  a  technician  during  his  visit  of  the Natanz Uranium
   Enrichme

Photo: AP

   FILE  -  In  this  8  Apr  2008  file  photo  released  by the Iranian
   President's  Office,  Iranian  President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center,
   listens  to  a  technician  during  his  visit  of  the Natanz Uranium
   Enrichment  Facility  some 322 kilometers south of the capital Tehran,
   Iran

   Iran  announced  Sunday  that  it  will  host an international nuclear
   disarmament conference later this month.
   The  country's  top  nuclear negotiator said China will participate in
   the talks aimed at promoting nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
   The  two-day  conference is set to begin April 17, four days after the
   conclusion  of  an international nuclear security summit being held in
   Washington.
   Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to attend the U.S. conference.
   China  has  resisted  efforts  to  impose  new  sanctions on Iran over
   suspicions about its nuclear program.
   The  U.S.  and  its allies accuse Iran of working to enrich uranium to
   develop nuclear weapons, which the Islamic Republic denies.
   Iranian  President  Mahmoud  Ahmadinejad  said  in  a televised speech
   Saturday  that  he  rejected  U.S.  diplomatic  efforts  regarding his