Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Thursday for a peaceful settlement to the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

Speaking at the Second Turkish-Arab Economic Forum in Istanbul, Erdogan said, "We wish that the issue would be resolved soon. People in this region do not want to experience another crisis."

He said that developments were hopeful since foreign ministers of five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany agreed in Vienna on June 1 to offer favorable incentives to Iran if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana submitted the package of both incentives and penalties to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Tuesday.

"We had a constructive talk, there are some positive steps but also ambiguities in the proposal, we will study the package and then give a response," Larijani told reporters after meeting with Solana.

Erdogan said that Turkey supported Iran's right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

"However, we cannot accept any attempt that aims to proliferate weapons of mass destruction," Erdogan was quoted as saying by Anatolia news agency.

Iran has insisted that it only wants to enrich uranium to make reactor fuel instead of seeking nuclear weapons.

Source: Xinhua