Iran Reiterates Denial of Talks With US

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Iran Reiterates Denial of Talks With US

Iran on Thursday reiterated denial of reports that the Iranian government, or any of its staff, had held formal talks with the United States, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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Iran on Thursday reiterated denial of reports that the Iranian government, or any of its staff, had held formal talks with the United States, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Meanwhile, government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh declared that any talks that were held outside the channel of the government would be "unofficial."

The Foreign Ministry is the only authority to establish links with any foreign party, the spokesman stress, adding that the Iranian government will accept no responsibility for any attempt to enter a dialog with the United States from outside of the channel.

Ramezandzadeh's remarks followed the recent comments on the development in the Iranian-U.S. ties.

Mohsen Mirdamadi, head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, ruled out "obstacles to conduct negotiations between Iranian members of parliament and U.S. congressmen who are not hostile toward the Islamic Republic."

The comments aroused speculation of talks between the two rival countries on possible improvement of ties, which remain severed since 1980 after Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took its staff hostage for 444 days.

Reports have occasionally surfaced about Tehran-Washington contacts on normalization of ties, but Iran has repeatedly denied the allegations.

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