London, April 29, SPA -- An Iranian diplomat suggested Friday that anagreement over Tehran's nuclear program was within reach,as he prepared to meet with European negotiators in London. France, Britain and Germany, acting on behalf of theEuropean Union, are seeking guarantees that Iran won't useits nuclear program to make weapons, as Washingtonsuspects. Tehran insists the program _ kept secret for two decades _is only for peaceful energy purposes and is reserving theright to restart its uranium enrichment activities. Iranian envoy Sirous Nasseri said he expected the privatetalks later Friday could produce an agreement. "The way I describe the situation is that we have coveredall the elements to lay the basis for an agreement," hetold The Associated Press by telephone in London. "TonightI think we have the opportunity to go through the remainingelements and therefore beyond this it would be reasonableto expect that we move to a decision and a stage-by-stageimplementation."--SPA1436 Local Time 1136 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/258719