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Germany: Iran talks can't be successful at present
2006-10-15
Germany's foreign minister said there is currently no prospect of successful talks with Iran on its nuclear program, but stressed in an interview broadcast Saturday that an incentives package aimed at defusing the issue remains on the table.

"We do not at the moment have a situation in which negotiations can be held with prospects of success, so the (UN) Security Council must take up its efforts" to work toward possible sanctions, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Inforadio. "But we have made equally clear that our offer for cooperation with Iran remains on the table," Steinmeier added, referring to the conclusions of an Oct. 6 meeting of foreign ministers from the five permanent Security Council members and Germany. "That means: we are ready to return to the negotiating table any time if Iran declares its readiness to accept the conditions for negotiations," he said.
Posted by:Fred

#3  I think you Germans better refer to plot maps and see if you're within the flight capability of Taepodong-2. If they get it functioning, I believe it can strike anywhere within Germany from Iranian launch zones . This is why you better stop the hot air and start sobering up. Or do you think you've supplied so much technology to Iran that they wouldn't dare strike you ???
Posted by: SpecOp35   2006-10-15 14:08  

#2  Dear Allah, what are we supposed to do? On the one hand, Iran. On the other, North Korea. In between: Iraq and Afghanistan. Possible threats on horizon include an Islamofascist takeover of Pakistan and confrontation with China.

US army is STRONG but you can only spread butter over so much bread before it gets too thin...
Posted by: anon1   2006-10-15 01:56  

#1  "Yes, sadly it is true, our talks have not yet yielded the hoped-for results. All parties are exhausted from the strenuous efforts invested in this important work - so a break is in order. We suggest a nice long resort stay in Bavaria. After some excellent skiing, massages and mud baths, and some glorious beer und schnitzel, we will reconvene and try again in the Spring. I'm already clearing my schedule for another three years of intense rejection and humiliation."
--Frank-Walter "Kick Me" Steinmeier, Dhimmitude Minister
Posted by: .com   2006-10-15 00:38  

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