Iran marks 34th anniversary of Islamic revolution (3)

Hailing the recent "successful" program of sending a living creature into space, he asserted that Iran will "soon put its satellite at an orbit of 36,000 km above the earth.

Regarding the recent U.S. "direct talks" proposal with Tehran over the country's nuclear issue, the Iranian president said that as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said it is " unlikely" to expect negotiations "when (you are) holing a gun over the Iranian nation's head."

Khamenei on Thursday said that the Islamic republic was not interested in any talks with the United States under pressure.

The talks should be based on "justice and respect, not pressure, " Ahmadinejad said Sunday, adding that "If you (Americans) do not point a gun at Iranian nation, I myself will talk (with you)."

"We also emphasize that dialogue is better than confrontation" and during the talks "misunderstandings should be settled" and " convergence should be made," the Iranian president said, stressing that in this way dialogue would not serve "as a tool to impose the wills (of one side on the other)."

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