Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of death of Iran's late Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran June 3, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reiterated yesterday the country's absolute right to enrich uranium that will not be discussed with anyone.

"Nuclear technology, particularly the production of nuclear fuel, is part of our absolute rights," Ahmadinejad said in a televised address, adding that "we will not discuss these rights with anyone."

As for the new proposals offered by six world powers in a bid to persuade Tehran to halt the nuclear program, the Iranian president said "we will wait to see these proposals before taking a decision that is in our national interests."

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany made an offer to Iran in Vienna on Thursday, aimed at persuading Iran to meet the international demands to halt its uranium enrichment.

The Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki disclosed earlier on Saturday that the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana will visit Tehran soon to present the new proposal without giving a schedule.

The proposal includes both incentives and penalties to Iran if it suspended uranium enrichment to pave the way for negotiations. But no details about the incentives have been unveiled.

On Friday, Ahmadinejad also vowed that "pressure of some Western countries to force Iran to abandon its right (to nuclear technology) will not get a result."

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered on Wednesday that Washington would join European countries in talks with Iran if Tehran suspends enrichment.

But Iran insisted that the country will not accept any precondition for talks with Washington.

The United States and European countries claim that Iran is using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to produce nuclear weapons.

Tehran has repeatedly denied the charge, saying its nuclear program is merely to generate electricity, not bombs. Iran has repeatedly said that it will not give up its right under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel for power plant.