Via Al-Jazeera -
Iran has given "no clear answer" to a package of incentives offered in exchange for it suspending its nuclear programme, Javier Solana, the EU's diplomatic chief, said following talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Despite the positive mood before Saturday's talks in Geneva, little tangible progress had been expected after Iranian officials said they would not halt uranium enrichment.
"It was a constructive meeting, but still we didn't get the answer to our questions," Solana said at a joint news conference with Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator.
"We hope very much we get the answer and we hope it will be done in a couple of weeks."
Jalili said Tehran would remain constructive and asked that Western powers continue with negotiations.
"Iran is calling on the Western powers to resume the dialogue," he said.
But the Iranian negotiator also confirmed that Tehran would not enter into any discussion about freezing Iran's uranium enrichment programme, which the US has said would be essential for real negotaitions to take place.
Nazanine Moshiri, Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Geneva, said: "There was a lot of politeness from both sides but nothing substantial."
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