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| Iran's nuclear negotiator resigns | Iran's nuclear negotiator resigns |
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| Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has resigned, a government spokesman has said. | Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has resigned, a government spokesman has said. |
| The spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, said Mr Larijani had repeatedly offered his resignation and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had finally accepted it. | The spokesman, Gholam Hossein Elham, said Mr Larijani had repeatedly offered his resignation and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had finally accepted it. |
| Mr Larijani has been Iran's point man in negotiations with Western countries that suspect Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons. | Mr Larijani has been Iran's point man in negotiations with Western countries that suspect Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons. |
| Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. | Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. |
| Mr Elham said a replacement for Mr Larijani was being considered but that a meeting with the European Union's foreign policy head, Javier Solana, would go ahead this week as planned. |