ΕιδήσειςΕυρωπαϊκές Ειδήσεις Iran Must Respond To Nuclear Concerns - Brazil dj Τετ, 23 Ιουνίου 2010 - 18:29
Sanctions may not have closed the door for talks over Iran's nuclear program, but the ball is now in Tehran's court to allay international fears, Brazil's foreign minister said here Wednesday. During a two-day visit to Sofia, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said he was aware that "there were concerns expressed by the Vienna Group"--the U.S., France and Russia--over a May 17 fuel swap deal between Iran, Brazil and Turkey. "I think now it is up to Iran to react to these," he told journalists. Iran 's tripartite deal to exchange 1,200 kilograms (2,640 pounds) of its low-enriched uranium for higher grade fuel was cold-shouldered by world powers with the United Nations, the European Union and U.S. slapping new sets of sanctions on Tehran . "My frank opinion is that sanctions do not help. But I am encouraged by the fact that Iran has had so far a rather flexible response," Amorim added. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov meanwhile noted that "it is most important at the moment not to take the decision by the U.N. Security Council for additional sanctions as closing the door for negotiations and talks with Iran." "I hope the Iranian authorities will be ready to sit at the table for an open dialogue on all issues concerning their nuclear program with the Vienna Group and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) to find a solution to this situation," he said. "I agree that maybe the sanctions do not close the door (to talks), I hope that this is the case. But I think that the rush to sanctions was a bit disappointing from our point of view," Amorim said. He appeared encouraged that French President Nicolas Sarkozy was willing to continue negotiations with Iran , based on the Brazil and Turkey proposal, and he praised the "positive mood" in Iran 's general response to that proposal. "I think this is a good development." Amorim added: "We have felt especially on the part of one of the members of the so-called Vienna Group, the willingness and the desire to have a continued engagement by Turkey and Brazil." "And if this is also the desire of Iran, which I think it is, but also of the other two (Vienna Group members) we will be more than glad to help," he said. Διαβάστε ακόμα Γερμανία: Επιδοτήσεις Θέλει η Αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία Παρ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 19:56 ΕΕ: Θέτει Νέους Περιορισμούς για την Κινεζική Συμμετοχή σε Έργα Υδρογόνου Παρ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 19:07 Η Σουηδία Ξεκινά την Κατασκευή Νέου Πυρηνικού Αντιδραστήρα Παρ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 18:41 Γερμανία: Μειωμένη η Συμβολή της στην Κλιματική Χρηματοδότηση των Αναπτυσσόμενων Κρατών Παρ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 18:24 Φυσικό Αέριο: Γιατί οι Ειδικοί Περιμένουν «Τέλεια Καταιγίδα» τον Χειμώνα Παρ, 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 - 18:15
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