Iran says ball in Europe's court on nuclear issue
Laptop Battery Saturday, 13th November 2004
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Washington and the European Union both want Tehran to scrap uranium enrichment, grade material. But the United States has refused to join an initiative by the EU, represented by France, Germany and Britain, to offer Iran incentives to curtail its nuclear programme. "I believe the European countries have eventually understood that Iran's nuclear capability is not for sale, " said Sirus Naseri, a senior member of Iran's negotiating team currently engaged in talks about the nuclear issue with the EU.
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TEHRAN - Iran insisted Saturday it has gone as far as it
could to meet the demands of Europe and the rest of the
international community over its nuclear activities, and said the
ball was now in their court.
Iran has reiterated that it will not bow to U.S. and European demands that it abandon uranium enrichment, stressing that its nuclear capability is "not for sale". Tehran stood defiant on the nuclear issue as U.S. President George W. Bush started a European tour which will include discussions on Iran and other foreign policy issues.
Microsoft "We did our utmost to cooperate with the agency and build the
needed confidence. Iran can take no further measures," Foreign
Minister Kamal Kharazi said, referring to the UN nuclear watchdog,
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran Focus London, Mar. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the issue of Iran's nuclear program, Iran' run media reported Saturday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suspects that Tehran may be working to develop a nuclear bomb.
Laptop Computers European and Iranian officials have been locked in talks to try
to avoid possible UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear
programme, in a wrangle that has led the IAEA to hold up issuing a
key report on the standoff.
Iran Focus Tehran, Iran, Feb. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that the Islamic Republic had issued the order for resumption of uranium enrichment at Natanz, central Iran, run news agency reported on Sunday. "The directive has been issued for this work and the secretariat of the board of governors [of the International Atomic Energy Agency] and the IAEA itself have been informed. Iran's peaceful nuclear activities are continuing in the framework of the [ Proliferation Treaty]", Mottaki told the ISNA news agency.
Laptop Computer Britain, France and Germany are trying to persuade Iran to
suspend crucial nuclear fuel cycle activities including the
enrichment of uranium to ease international concern over what the
United States alleges is a covert weapons drive.
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return, Europe's three major
powers are offering Iran civilian nuclear technology, including
access to nuclear fuel, increased trade and help with Tehran's
regional security concerns.
Notebooks Iranian officials handed their reply on the proposed
deal late Thursday to the three
countries and to Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign
policy chief.
Lenovo "The two sides were able to work out a joint proposal and the
Iranian side has submitted its decision. Now it is the turn of the
Europeans to submit theirs," Kharazi was quoted as saying by the
official IRNA
news agency.
Hard Drive "Talks with the Europeans will continue. If they agree with what
we have proposed, further negotiations will be held that could
consolidate Iran's claim," he added.
Travelstar "I will never give up any opportunity for talks and will not
refuse to negotiate with anyone who signifies a desire to speed up
the resolution of this issue if there is any."
Gateway The IAEA, which is meeting on November 25 to discuss Iran, had
been due to issue a report on the crisis on Friday but that has now
been delayed.
Laptop Parts Iran has long denied allegations it is seeking to build nuclear
weapons and says that the fuel cycle work, including uranium
enrichment, is permitted under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT).
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