Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran will consider halting uranium enrichment to the level of 20 per cent when it is assured that the Tehran research reactor has the nuclear fuel supply it needs. According to Iranian channel Press TV, Ahmadinejad made the remarks during a press conference in New York last evening. He said Iran was not interested to enrich up to 20 per cent but it was forced to do so to support the patients. He went on to say that Iran would still allow UN inspectors to oversee its nuclear activities, but called on them to conduct their inspections within the framework of IAEA rules and regulations. Ahmadinejad also stated that Tehran was open to talks over its nuclear energy program, adding that an Iranian envoy will meet with representatives from the P five+one group – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany – in October for preparatory talks.