TEHRAN, April 16 (SPA) - Iran is ready for negotiationson nuclear and other issues provided such talks do not violatethe country's rights, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday. "The Iranian nation is after talks and negotiations butnegotiations in a logical and just framework and in line withthe fundamental rights of nations," Ahmadinejad said in hisspeech broadcast on state television, adding that Iran would notretreat from its rights "one iota". But he said in his speech in the city of Qom, south of thecapital: "I had intended to speak about the nuclear issue but Iwill leave that for another time." He did not elaborate, according to a report of Reuters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/546711