Iran won't accept incentives to end nuclear dispute

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tehran - Iran would not accept any incentives by the West for ending the nuclear dispute, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.

"Incentives. . what incentives? We are against this term in the first place," Ahmadinejad said in a press conference in Tehran.

Ahmadinejad was referring to an upgraded incentive offer by the United Nations Security Council's permanent members and Germany, aimed at persuading Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities.

"All we want is our legal (nuclear) rights and advise the West to get on the right path (and accept Iran's right)," the president said.

He said that Iran would not surrender to any Western threats and pursue civil use of nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment.

Ahmadinejad said that Iran would soon deliver its own package to the West, which he said would contain "Iran's proposals for solving the current global problems."

He said that details of the package would be disclosed at the end of June this year.

The rather ambiguous Iranian package reportedly contains a new initiative by Tehran aimed at amending the global status quo and apparently also includes a solution for settling the nuclear dispute. (dpa)