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Iran: Sanctions must end before talks resume
[ADN Kronos] Iran on Tuesday said it is willing take part in talks about its nuclear programme but that before the west must first scrap its sanctions against the Islamic republic."The European Union's call for the continuation of nuclear talks with Tehran is in direct contradiction to its recently approved package of anti-Iran sanctions," head of the national security and foreign policy commission of Majlis, Alaeddin Boroujerdi told Mehr News Agency on Tuesday. "Any new round of talks should put an end to the handling of Iran's nuclear dossier in the United Nations Security Council and submit it to the International Atomic Energy Agency," Boroujerdi said. Separately on Tuesday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman was quoted by state news agency Irna as condemning the recently approved European Union sanctions saying they won't prod his country into talks. "These sanctions won't contribute to restarting talks and won't hurt Iran's determination to defend its right to pursue a peaceful nuclear programme. The EU's 27 members on Monday approved sanctions against Iran which include measures against the oil and gas industry. US president Barack Obama on 1 July signed legislation that punishes foreign suppliers of Iran's gasoline and blocks access to the American financial system for banks that do business with the country. Iran maintains that its uranium enrichment programme is for a nuclear programme linked to nuclear energy and medical research. Those claims do little to calm fears that the Persian Gulf country is secretly developing nuclear arms. Posted by: Fred 2010-07-28 |
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