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| Tehran Slams Western Incentives Offer |
| 2006-08-28 |
| Tehran, 28 August (AKI) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Monday criticised an incentives package offered by six world powers to convince Tehran to halt uranium enrichment work and stressed that the government will not abandon its nuclear programme, which the international community fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons. "The West cannot make fun of us by offering cooperation in the agricultural sector or the internet while we are demanding nuclear technology," said Larijani, speaking just ahead of a UN deadline on 31 August threatening Iran with economic sanctions if it fails to stop enriching uranium. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, Britain, France, Russia and China - plus Germany offered on 6 June an incentives package to Tehran to convince it to abandon its programme. Tehran was referred back to the Security Council mid July after the six countries decided that Iran was not considering the proposal seriously. Details of the package have not been made public. However reports say Iran was offered among other things assistance to build a light-water nuclear reactor for civilian use. In his address broadcast by Iranian state television on Monday, Larijani called the package a "lollypop." Meanwhile on Monday the president of the Iranian parliament Gholam Ali Haddad Adel announced that "good nuclear news are upcoming." Iranian officials have used the term good news to describe progress in its nuclear technology. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 Jeesh, the west is going to force Israel to take care of this. Thats pathetic! |
| Posted by: RJB in JC MO 2006-08-28 22:37 |
| #6 Why do we persist with this UN sham? We already know what Iran will say on the 31st "P@#$ off. We'll do what we want and anyway what are you going to do about it you bunch of pansies? I hope there's a reason we're playing for time too. |
| Posted by: Flaigum Whelet4630 2006-08-28 20:07 |
| #5 Waaaay past time to include this in the Standing Headline Department... |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-08-28 18:12 |
| #4 We might just have to grant them their "death wish." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-08-28 17:50 |
| #3 We could offer Iran everything they want inexchange for stopping their nuclear development program and still would not get results. They want atomic weapons and nothing less. Anyone who is unclear on this has a shoe-size IQ. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-28 17:46 |
| #2 "The West cannot make fun of us by offering cooperation in the agricultural sector or the internet while we are demanding nuclear technology,"... They want it, give it to them. One warhead at a time... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-08-28 16:50 |
| #1 The five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, Britain, France, Russia and China - plus Germany offered on 6 June an incentives package .... |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-28 16:38 |