Posted on 07/01/2006 3:25:24 AM PDT by familyop
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States reaffirmed on Friday it expected Iran to give a formal reply to a package of incentives to curb its nuclear activities at a meeting between its chief negotiator and European officials on July 5.
"We expect and hope that (Ali) Larijani will give us the answer," UnderSecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news briefing, referring to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator.
"We always said that this is a process of weeks not months," he said, adding that the offer put to Iran was "quite straightforward".
He said the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany, would discuss whether Iran gave a clear response at a meeting scheduled for July 12.
Burns said the major powers would look to take some "essential decisions" at the G8 summit in St Petersburg, Russia, on July 15.
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A month ahead of schedule? ;)
As long as the U.N. is involved, I don't see much point in being hopeful. We will do what? Sanction them?
Iran will have its nukes. I only hope I'm with my family, and well-armed, by then.
"Iran had better watch it. When they say "No" again, that's when the letters from Kofi will get really, really angry."
Bump to that.
Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burn is having Daydreams.
He sounds like one of Clinton's holdovers who thinks we can buyoff any problems. like Clinton bought off N Korea.
We will get the same thing from Iran if they take the offer. They wil take the payoff and continue what they were doing.
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