Ahmadinejad called on the West to sit down at the negotiating table with an equal status and based on mutual respect."Under such condition, Iran can hold talks on global issues," he said.

Ahmadinejad said that Iran has already announced that Western countries should change their views and behavior on a number of global issues.

Iran will welcome any hand extended with honesty but would cut off any hand with deception, he was quoted by Press TV as saying.

On Tuesday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman ruled out the possibility that Iran's upcoming talks with G5+1 will include nuclear fuel swap issue.

"By no means will our talks with the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany ... include nuclear fuel swap issue, " Ramin Mehmanparast was quoted as saying by Mehr news agency.

Iran's criteria for the nuclear fuel swap deal is Tehran Declaration, he added.

In a tripartite meeting in Tehran on May 17, Iran signed an agreement with Turkey and Brazil, dubbed Tehran Declaration, to endorse a fuel swap deal, in which Iran agreed to ship most of its low enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for the 20 percent uranium fuel needed for its Tehran research reactor.

Iran has reiterated that its potential upcoming talks with G5+1 will not only include the country's controversial nuclear issue, but should encompass diverse range of global issues which are of interests for both sides.

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