Somehow I suspect something was lost in translation here:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that his country’s nuclear standoff with the West can be solved through dialogue, while calling for unspecified “new conditions” in negotiations.

Ahmedinejad, on an hours-long stopover in Senegal en route to Cuba for a summit of the Nonaligned Movement, said the debate over Iranian nuclear enrichment could be solved peacefully.

“We’re partisans (sic) of dialogue and negotiation. We believe that we can resolve our problems in a space of dialogue and justice — together,” he told reporters.

“I must announce, we’re available, we’re ready for new conditions” in talks, he said without elaborating. Ahmadinejad spoke in Farsi, with his comments interpreted into French.

Dialogue? How about reopening the reformist Iranian newspaper, Shargh?

Oh, here’s another chance for dialogue–a protest of Ahmedinejad at the U.N. in New York next week. Mark your calendars:

NATIONAL SOLIDARITY RALLY
Wednesday, September 20th
12:00 Noon, Rain or Shine
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
2nd Avenue at 47th Street
New York City

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