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Iran seeks to soothe West's nuclear concerns
2005-09-08
Iran's top nuclear negotiator sought to soothe international unease over his country's nuclear programme during a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday, days after a U.N. watchdog confirmed Tehran had resumed uranium conversion. Ali Larijani has been seeking support from non-Western nations for Iran's plan to pursue what it says is a programme designed for power generation and not atomic weapons. "Having stated this principle that we are determined to have nuclear technology... We are fully prepared to have any international negotiations, discussions to remove the international concerns," Larijani said after meeting Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a fresh initiative that will "facilitate work to assure the international community of the exclusively peaceful (nature) of our activities," Larijani told reporters, without expanding on what that initiative contained. Larijani, appointed last month by Iran's new president, was due to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, after his talks with Aziz.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Isn't this Hooper from Jaws?

/sorry, ship - had to ape you here...
Posted by: Raj   2005-09-08 10:21  

#1  "Having stated this principle that we are determined to have nuclear technology... We are fully prepared to have any international negotiations, discussions to remove the international concerns," Larijani said after meeting Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Translation: We will have nukes, but we will talk with you guys and placate your fears with soothing words.

The Iranians are playing the international community™ like a fish. It is up to W and Israel, bottom line.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-09-08 00:09  

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