Germany, Britain and France have failed to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program during talks in Vienna.  

Representatives from the European trio said Wednesday that they had reached no consensus with Iranians from the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

However, an Iranian negotiator indicated that both sides might soon resume talks.

Earlier, the three European nations proposed to Iran that if it drops its uranium enrichment plan, they will not support the US to bring the issue to the UN Security Council.

Tehran has been denying the US accusation of developing secret nuclear weapons for years, asserting that this accusation is politically motivated and Iran's nuclear research is fully peaceful.

(CRI.com October 28, 2004)