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Baghdad (CNN) -- "Significant differences" remain between world powers and Iranin negotiations over its nuclear program, European Union foreignpolicy chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday. But, she said, "it's clear that we both want to make progress." The parties "agree on further discussions to expand common ground,"she said, and have a clear direction going forward. Negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1 -- the UnitedStates, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany -- will continuenext month in Moscow, she said. Iran's top negotiator, Saeed Jalili, asserted Iran's right topursue peaceful nuclear energy in his remarks to reporters. Later, in an interview with CNN, Jalili said there was progress. "In two days, we exchanged viewpoints regarding those issues," hesaid. "It showed both sides are serious in order to move forward inthe talks." Western powers fear that Iran may be trying to build nuclearweapons, despite its insistence that its nuclear program is forpeaceful purposes. The West has been using sanctions and diplomacyto try to stop Iran from producing nuclear arms. Jalili told CNN that the removal of "hostile measures" wouldincrease cooperation. "We have always said the thing that could break this deadlock isthe attitude and cooperation," he said. "The current strategy ofpressure could make the talks come to an end. The time for and thestrategy of pressure is over, but we still have time for talks andnew strategies that can bring a new horizon if (there is)cooperation." The announcement of further talks followed two days of intensenegotiations in Baghdad. The discussions, scheduled to take a day,were extended into Thursday after reaching an apparent stalemate aday earlier. Speaking after the talks wrapped up, Ashton said the world powersremain "firm, clear and united" in seeking a swift diplomatic swiftresolution to their concerns over the "exclusively peaceful nature"of Iran's nuclear program. "We expect Iran to take concrete and practical steps to urgentlymeet the concerns of the international community, to buildconfidence and to meet its international obligations," she said. The discussions over the past two days were "very intense anddetailed," she said. The world powers laid out "clear proposals" to address the issuesat hand and in particular the question of 20% enrichment.Meanwhile, Iran came with its own five-point plan, which includedan assertion that the world recognizes its "right to enrichment,"she said. "It's clear that we both want to make progress and that there issome common ground," she said. However, "significant differencesremain." Diplomats will arrive in Moscow on June 17, for talks on June 18and 19 which will be based on "a step-by-step approach andreciprocity," Ashton said. The resolve to continue talks may signal a change in tone, comingafter past negotiations that have been marred by threats andallegations of foot-dragging and unreasonable demands. Wednesday's meeting appeared to yield little result, with each sidesubmitting dueling proposals. Iran rejected calls during talks to stop the high enrichment ofuranium that can be used for weapons, while the internationalpowers refused Tehran's demand for an immediate end to sanctionscrippling its economy. Iran threatened this year to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vitaloil shipping lane, if sanctions were imposed on its exports ofcrude oil. Israel, which is believed to have its own nucleararsenal, has said it may attack Iran to try to stop Tehran fromdeveloping nuclear weapons. The talks come at a critical time for Iran. The country's economyhas been crippled by sanctions imposed by the United Nations, theUnited States and the European Union. Because 80% of Iran's foreignrevenues are derived from oil exports, an embargo by the EU set togo into effect in July will put further pressure on its economy. On Wednesday, the six world powers made Iran an offer for stoppingits processing of medium-enriched uranium, which can be used tomake nuclear weapons, EU officials said. The proposal also called for Tehran to prove its nuclear program isbeing used for peaceful purposes as it claims, and comply with U.N.Security Council resolutions, according to a Western official, whospoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of thediscussions. Asked whether relief from the tough Western sanctions imposed onIran will be on the table, the same Western official said: "Thereis no expectation it will happen as a result of this meeting. Iranwould need to take significant concrete action first," the officialsaid. Iran's counter-proposal included five areas of nuclear andnon-nuclear cooperation, state-run IRNA reported late Wednesday. A British Foreign Office spokesman said world powers are offeringsupport for Iranian economic and agricultural development and thecountry's civilian nuclear program in exchange for cooperation. Another idea on the table is an updated version of an earlier offerto swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, European Union officialssaid. There had been a proposal to swap most of Iran's low-enricheduranium for fuel rods to power a medical research reactor inTehran. The proposals address the world community's "concerns about thenature of their nuclear program," said Mann, the spokesman for EUforeign policy chief Ashton. "Obviously, you have various U.N. Security Council resolutions andreports from the International Atomic Energy Agency that have foundsuspicions that they may be developing a military program, so ourproposals on the table address those concerns," Mann said. "We hopethat they will come back and react positively to those proposalsthat we've made and that we can really talk about the substance andget things moving." Mann said 20% uranium enrichment "is one of the issues that'saddressed" in proposals Ashton put on the table. Uranium enriched at 20% is typically used for hospital isotopes andresearch reactors, but is also seen as a shortcut toward the 90%enrichment required to build nuclear weapons. On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak urged othercountries to intensify the pressure on Iran. "Without a tightening of the sanctions, Iran will not stop nuclearprogram development," he said. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom in Baghdad, Matthew Chance in London andReza Sayah in Islamabad contributed to this report. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Ash Snooker Cue Manufacturer , Maple Snooker Cue Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits 1 Piece Snooker Cue.
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