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EU wants to keep door open for negotiations with Iran
 The European Union (EU) supports further sanctions against Iran, but at the same time wants to keep the door of negotiations open, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday. "If Iran returns to the fold of the international community, we are ready to give generous offers to them," Merkel told a press conference after an informal summit of the heads of state and government of the EU member states. Merkel was speaking in her capacity as president of the EU presidency. The EU leaders gathered in Berlin for celebrations of the bloc's 50th birthday. Apart from internal issues, like the EU constitutional treaty, the leaders also discussed Sudan's Darfur, Iran and the Middle East on Sunday. Merkel's remarks came one day after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution sponsored by Britain, France, and Germany, which had been negotiating with Iran on behalf of the EU. The resolution provides for tougher sanctions to pressure Iran to suspend uranium enrichment activities. Iran, however, remains defiant, saying the resolution is "illegal and unjustifiable." Posted by: Fred 2007-03-26 |
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