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To: goldworldnet who wrote (7629)	6/6/2006 11:29:12 AM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 14758

Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer Story from BBC NEWS: Published: 2006/06/06 news.bbc.co.uk Incentives aimed at persuading Iran to halt sensitive atomic research contain "positive steps" and "ambiguities", its chief nuclear negotiator has said. Ali Larijani spoke after receiving the proposal, agreed by world powers last week, from the EU foreign policy chief. The proposals have not been made public but the BBC News website has learned that they include light water reactors and permission to buy US plane parts. Tehran says it will consider incentives but refuses to halt enrichment. 'Constructive' Mr Larijani's remarks following his two-hour meeting with Javier Solana were surprisingly upbeat, the BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran reports. NUCLEAR OFFER Iran allowed to buy spare parts for civilian aircraft made by US manufacturers Restrictions lifted on the use of US technology in agriculture Provision of light water nuclear reactors and enriched fuel Support for Iranian membership of World Trade Organisation From Western diplomatic sources The Iranian negotiator said they had held "constructive" talks and Tehran would respond after studying the incentives. Europe was right to try to use diplomatic negotiations to solve the problem and Iran was open to resuming talks to try to find a logical and well-balanced solution, he added. For his part, Mr Solana said he hoped Tehran's reply would be positive. "Now that the proposal is on the table, I hope we will receive a positive response which will be satisfactory to both sides," he said after talks with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. Mr Mottaki said Tehran would examine the proposals carefully and he was hopeful a final agreement could be reached. However, our correspondent says a deal is still a long way off, even if it looks as if Iranian leaders want to talk about one. There are hardline voices inside the state who oppose any kind of compromise, she adds. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Tehran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology under Western pressure and demands that Iran must give up uranium enrichment are unacceptable. Incentives The proposals were agreed by the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US in Vienna. NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY 28 April: UN nuclear watchdog say Tehran has ignored calls to halt uranium enrichment Early May: UN debates draft resolution calling for halt to uranium enrichment Mid-May: EU countries work on proposals to try to induce Iran to curb atomic programme 31 May: US offers to join direct talks with Iran, in major policy shift 1 June: US, Russia, China and three EU states agree on package of incentives and penalties 6 June: EU foreign policy chief present proposals in Tehran Western diplomatic sources have confirmed to the BBC News website that they include permission for Iran to buy spare parts for civilian aircraft made by US manufacturers, and the provision of light water nuclear reactors and enriched fuel. Other incentives are said to include the lifting of restrictions on the use of US technology in agriculture and support for Iranian membership of the World Trade Organisation. Western nations fear Iran is enriching uranium to make nuclear weapons, while Tehran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful energy purposes. The six powers who drew up the package say Iran should suspend its uranium enrichment programme before any negotiations can begin. The US earlier warned Iran a rejection of the proposals could bring UN-imposed penalties. * * *

To: goldworldnet who wrote (7629)	6/6/2006 11:57:48 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

The truth here is that the main enemy in the WOT is and has always been al quaeda, bin laden and the worldwide cells. The Ontario thing points that out to us once again. During WW2 we allied with stalin to defeat hitler. Iranians know that al quaeda will eventually targets all shiaa and iran. Whats needed with iran is a grand bargain that includes nukes, end to their isolation, mideast peace non-rejectionism on their part, and a recognition on our part that there will soon be a shiaa state in the south that will be an iranian protectorate of sorts. I think the realization has now set in in Washington that iraq is now lost and salvaging the most from this disaster now becomes the policy. Shiaa state and kurdish state do that or perhaps Party Lines two state--shiaa and 1/3 X 3groups secular has merit too. I think that if this story pans out and US is opening up to Iran and visa versa this will indicate a fundamental shift in US policy and i dont think we would have done this without assurances from iran thru russia perhaps, that they would be willing to compromise as well. If so, when history takes a look at this period down the road, this could be judged to be a key factor in the winning of the WOT.