Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad says his country is serious in trying to resolve its nuclear differences with the international community, while visiting Syrian President Bashar al Assad says his government is willing to help, but denies acting as an envoy of the West. Talks between the two leaders in Tehran gave no indication of any breakthrough in the nuclear stand-off.Speaking on Iranian state-run television, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country welcomes negotiations to resolve its nuclear dispute with major world powers.
But, he also insisted on his country's right to nuclear technology and said the only way forward is through diplomacy.