Posted on 11/11/2004 9:40:45 AM PST by OXENinFLA
VIENNA/TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Thursday he was optimistic Iran would halt its uranium enrichment program as Europe demands, in a move aimed at easing fears that Iran is secretly developing atomic weapons.
"I am optimistic about a positive answer from Tehran to the Paris agreement," said Hossein Mousavian, secretary of the foreign policy committee of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
"In the next few hours I will inform the three EU ambassadors in Tehran of Iran's response," he told Reuters, referring to the ambassadors of Britain, Germany and France which have conducted the EU talks in Paris with Iran.
The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was awaiting a letter from Tehran informing the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog of the starting date and scope of the suspension of uranium enrichment.
The EU's "big three" states reached a tentative deal with Iran in Paris last weekend under which Iran would halt enrichment in return for political and economic incentives.
"Iran wants something up front if it's going to suspend enrichment, not just promises. But the Europeans have refused," a diplomat said.
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Oh, yeah, that's what scared 'em. The spectacle of law and order rising up out of the gravy and mashed potatoes.
11-10-04 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and develop its atomic programme in secret if Western nations threaten or put pressure on Tehran, a senior Iran diplomat has been quoted as saying.
Bummer for him. Wonder when they plan to thaw him out.
LOL!!!
I didn't read it that way, but I do now!
Funny....
If they are willing to freeze the enrichment, it's ONLY because they have more than enough enriched uranium for their purposes.
I'll believe it when I see it
I ain't buying it.
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