Tehran  - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday reiterated that Iran favours holding negotiations to settle its disputed nuclear programme, but stressed the country would not accept any preconditions tied to the talks.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and chief nuclear negotiator Saeid Jalili are scheduled to meet Saturday in Geneva to discuss Iran's response to new incentives by the five UN Security Council veto powers and Germany.

Solana recently presented the package to Tehran in the latest effort by the international community to persuade Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.

"Our enemies are aware that their path so far (towards Iran) was wrong and that they must eventually acknowledge the (nuclear) rights of the Iranian nation," Ahmadinejad said on state television.

He once again rejected any preconditions, such as the suspension of uranium enrichment, but welcomed negotiations, adding that Iran was ready to remove all international concern regarding Iran's nuclear projects.

Ahmadinejad added that Saturday's talks would discussing the common points of the two sides and set a timetable to settle the issue.

It remains unclear what the common points between the two are. So far the world powers have insisted on suspension of uranium enrichment as a precondition for resuming talks, a move which Tehran has so far constantly rejected.

Ahmadinejad said Sunday that Iran would not give in to demands to stop uranium enrichment and would not retreat from its nuclear rights.

"Talks should be held on an equal level and the bullying powers should know that we will not enter their domination games," Ahmadinejad said.

Although the contents of Tehran's reply to the incentives is not known, Ahmadinejad's remarks indicate that Iran has not accepted the main demand of enrichment suspension but is planning to make new proposals to settle the dispute.

The West fears the nuclear programme is geared towards making weapons, but Iran says it is for peaceful purposes to generate electricity for its growing population.

The row has escalated, following threats by Israel to attack Iranian nuclear sites, war games by the United States in the Gulf and missile tests by Iran, including a new version of a long-range Shahab-3 missile which could reach Israel. (dpa)