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| Solana's presumptions before nuclear talks with Iran |
| 2009-09-30 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Two days before the high-level talks begin in Geneva on Iran's nuclear program, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana asserts that Iran should provide "guarantees" on its enrichment program. "My expectation, or my hope, is that we will be able to get engaged in order to get the guarantees from Tehran, that the program in which they are engaged in is a peaceful program," Solana told reporters at an EU defense conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Solana claimed that Iran would have a hard time proving that its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, but the P5+1 is nevertheless determined to keep in touch with the Tehran government. 'P5+1' refers to the group of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, UK, US, France, China, and Russia, plus Germany. Iranian officials say the long-awaited talks would provide a good opportunity to discuss a whole range of regional and global issues. Washington, taking and active participation in the talks for the first time, has made the repeated claim that it will 'make sure' that the meeting would focus on Tehran's nuclear case. Iranian officials have in turn emphasized that they have no objections to the talks, though they will not compromise on the country's inalienable nuclear rights. Washington and European powers have been accusing Tehran of refining uranium for nuclear weapons development, despite many evidences to the contrary. Iran, however, continues to dismiss the allegation, saying its nuclear activities are solely aimed at peaceful energy production and under close monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). |
| Posted by:Fred |