Iran to host nuclear disarmament conference

AP: Iran says it will host a nuclear disarmament conference later this month, part of efforts by Tehran to show it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons. The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it will host a nuclear disarmament conference later this month, part of efforts by Tehran to show it is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

State television quoted Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, as saying Saturday that China will attend the two-day conference slated to start April 17. Beijing has resisted imposing new international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.

The conference — dubbed "Nuclear Energy For All, Nuclear Weapons For No One" — is scheduled to take place days after a U.S.-hosted summit on nuclear security. Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the Washington conference.

The U.S. and some of its allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charges.