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| Despite mullahs atrocities, EU leaders seek closer ties with Iran |
| 2004-06-18 |
| Leaders of the 25-member EU are to call for closer relations between Iran and the European bloc during their summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. According to a draft resolution of the summit on Iran, EU leaders will "stress the Union’s desire to move towards a closer relationship with Iran, on the basis of action by Iran to address the EU’s concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear programme, the fight against terrorism, human rights and Iran’s approach to the Middle East Peace Process."" The draft notes the "ongoing work of the IAEA in Iran and urges full cooperation with the Agency in a spirit of full transparency in relation to its nuclear programme, with a view to solving all outstanding problems." "The EU will continue discussion in light of IAEA Director-General El-Baradei’s recent report and the outcome of the IAEA Board of Governors meeting currently taking place in Vienna," concludes the draft resolution. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #2 Closer relationship? Meaning the oft-cited dialogue our EU friends so love? Won't that be nice. Tea between diplomats with the women shuffled away to the back room so as not to entice the visitors with exposed nose and eyelid flesh. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-18 4:58:59 PM |
| #1 Been there, done that. I am holding out hope that the new entrants to the EU have a spine. The Iranian religious leaders must be laughing over this. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-06-18 4:47:40 PM |