Iran to offer fresh nuclear talks in letter to EU

TEHRAN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear negotiator

Saeed Jalili will write to the European Union's foreign affairs

chief to express Tehran's readiness for fresh nuclear talks with

major powers, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted a senior

official as saying on Saturday.

"Jalili will soon send a letter to Catherine Ashton over the

format of negotiations ... then fresh talks will take place with

major powers," said Iran's ambassador to Germany Alireza Sheikh

Attar.

(Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; editing by David Stamp)