European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said here on Thursday that he had received no formal reply from Iran to a package of incentives offered by major nations in a bid to persuade it to halt uranium enrichment.
"For the moment there has not been any reply," Solana told reporters in Brussels before attending an EU summit.
He handed the offer of incentives to the Iranian authorities on Saturday on behalf of UN Security Council permanent members -- France, China, Britain, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany.
Reports here say that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown would push his EU colleagues at the June 19-20 summit to pose tougher sanctions against Iran.
European diplomats said the EU was mulling energy sanctions if the Islamic Republic refuses to halt its uranium enrichment program, but the discussions were still at a very early phase and a decision would take several months to make because of the roaring oil prices.
On same day, Iran said it was ready to negotiate over the revised package of economic incentives, but urging the six nations to take a serious look at its own proposal.
The UN Security Council has imposed so far three rounds of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend its enrichment activities.
Source:Xinhua
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