AP
Posted: 4:38 am
July 19, 2008
ANKARA, Turkey - Iran expects weekend talks with the West to lead to the establishment of a US diplomatic outpost in Tehran and the restoration of direct flights between the two nations, the Iranian foreign minister said yesterday.
Manouchehr Mottaki, speaking at a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, added that nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West seemed headed in a positive direction with William Burns, the US undersecretary of state for political affairs, attending the talks today.
