EU to Meet New Iran Nuclear Chief

In Rome as diplomats try to detect any hardening in Tehran's policy, Iran's new chief nuclear negotiator is to meet EU envoy Javier Solana. The talks will be the first with the EU since Saeed Jalili, a close ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, took over from Ali Larijani. Mr. Larijani quit amid differences with President Ahmadinejad over how to proceed with negotiations. However, he is due to accompany his successor to the Rome meeting.