EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana made a "good start" in talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator on defusing Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West, Solana's spokeswoman said Friday. The upbeat comment came despite Tehran's repeated insistence that it will not bow to pressure to respond rapidly to an international offer aimed at curbing its nuclear plans. "It's a good start," said Solana's spokeswoman, Cristina Gallach, after the initial meeting Thursday evening, ahead of more wide-ranging talks scheduled for next week in Brussels and Paris. "We have laid the groundwork for the meeting on the 11th [of July], which we are hoping will be positive," she added.Solana and Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani held talks late Thursday to see whether the Islamic Republic might be prepared to discuss an offer of political and economic incentives in exchange for suspending uranium enrichment. Larijani also agreed to further discussions in Brussels on Tuesday, the goal of which, Gallach said, would be to "start creating the conditions" under which more substantial negotiations could take place. "That means that we have to agree on the basics: the content - that is, our proposals - the timeframe, who is going to negotiate, and the circumstances, what each of us must do for these negotiations. We will stop the procedure in the Security Council and they will stop enrichment," Gallach said. She declined to give details about the dinner talks.