Iran's top nuclear negotiator is scheduled to meet in Vienna Saturday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss ways to diffuse the standoff over Iran's nuclear program.
Solana's meeting with Ali Larijani was initially set for earlier this week.
Meanwhile, the United States is pressing for U.N. sanctions on Iran for failing to suspend uranium enrichment by an August 31 U.N. deadline. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack says the United States expects all U.N. Security Council members to honor the decision to sanction Iran.
Iran says it will not halt uranium enrichment, which it says is for peaceful uses.
A top U.S. official says Washington expects the Security Council to begin working as early as next week on a resolution to issue sanctions against Iran.
Media reports suggest that not all Council members agree on how to proceed with Iran. France has signaled it is flexible on the demand that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment. Russia and China have long been reluctant to punish Iran.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.
