(Reuters) Ramin Mostafavi - A day after the conclusion of a two-day meeting with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1), Iranian President Ahmadinejad told those countries to drop any idea of curbing Iran's quest for nuclear technology and instead invited them to help build the 20 nuclear power stations it plans. Iranian chief negotiator Saeed Jalili told reporters after Tuesday's meeting in Geneva that: "Iran will not discuss a uranium enrichment halt in the next meeting in Istanbul." Ahmadinejad reiterated that point and specified three red lines that Iran would not cross. "Our nuclear rights, including the continuation of enrichment, making 20% uranium, and building nuclear plants are not negotiable." Iran says it is not involved in "nuclear talks" and insists the negotiations are aimed more generally at discussing global problems.
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