Discussions about a package of measures designed to deter Iran from its nuclear program are ongoing, according to the European External Action Service, which is chairing the talks.
Discussions about a package of measures designed to deter
Iran
from
its nuclear program are ongoing, according to the European External Action
Service, which is chairing the talks.
"The discussions on new sanctions against
Iran
are still
ongoing," said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief
Catherine Ashton. "Any reports are nothing more than speculation."
According to some wire reports, a consensus of member states is moving toward a
six-month delay to introducing the sanctions to allow countries which import
Iranian oil to find alternatives and allow existing supply agreements to
expire.
A different EU diplomat familiar with the discussions said that while six
months is one of the possible options, there is no convergence yet.
"There's no majority convergence on any one date yet," the diplomat
said. "Looking at it mathematically, six months could be the outcome, but
the chair hasn't made a decision."
Foreign ministers will gather in
Brussels
Jan.
23, where they are expected to sign off on a package of sanctions including oil
restrictions and financial measures.
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