Posted on 05/14/2006 8:07:09 PM PDT by familyop
European Union foreign ministers are tomorrow expected to restate the blocs willingness to help Iran develop a civilian nuclear power program if the Islamic republic agrees to international controls to ensure it will not build atomic weapons.
A meeting document posted on Friday on the EUs Website said the ministers were likely to express the Unions, preparedness to support Irans development of a safe, sustainable and proliferation-proof civilian nuclear program, if international concerns were fully addressed.
The EU and the US fear Irans nuclear research program is a cover for the development of nuclear weapons. Tehran says the program is peaceful and its only aim is to generate nuclear power.
The Europeans are seeking to build on a package of economic and political incentives offered to Iran in August last year in return for a permanent end to uranium enrichment activities.
Iran rejected that deal, but EU governments have continued to offer sweeteners to try to persuade Iran to bring its nuclear program into line with international demands, as well as pushing at the United Nations for measures that could lead to sanctions if Iran refuses.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog welcomed the EU moves.
European Union is preparing a package of proposals to present Iran which is a positive thing because as I have always said a solution, a comprehensive solution, to the Iranian issue needs to address all the issues of security, economics trade, etc., Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said yesterday.
Germany, France and Britain who are leading the European efforts are working to outline possible advantages Iran might be offered if it complied with international demands. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday that the EU was seeking to pave the way for the resumption of negotiations with the Iranians.
Meanwhile, Irans president has won support from fellow Muslim leaders for his contested uranium enrichment program, as he told the world there was no reason to be nervous about his nuclear ambitions.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Indonesia that he has co-operated fully with the UN nuclear agency and was willing to hold talks about the deepening international stand-off with anyone except long-time foe Israel and countries who hold bombs over our heads.
The hard-line leader made the comments yesterday after meeting heads of state and prime ministers from Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Turkey and Malaysia and government ministers from Egypt and Bangladesh.
Though they were on the resort island of Bali to discuss ways to boost economic and political cooperation, alleviate poverty and restructure debt it was impossible to ignore Irans intensifying nuclear stalemate with the West.
Fears that Iran is trying to build nuclear warheads were aggravated on Friday, when diplomats said UN inspectors may have found traces of highly enriched uranium on equipment from an Iranian research centre linked to the military.
If Europe would only start supporting nuclear power IN EUROPE, then we might finally be getting somewhere.
as much as i agree with your sentiment, they've got nukes.
Dear Europe,
You are IDIOTS.
They shouldn't be allowed anything nuclear period. That kind of arrangement didn'twork with North Korea and it won't work with Iran. Agreements only work when both parties are trustworthy and neither of them even come close.
so what do we do?
Then Jack Straw will appear on Larry King to announce his conversion to Islam.
An Iranian spokesmen will be interviewed by CNN, and will look decidedly peeved. He will wag his head slowly and mutter "they didn't even ask 'how high', infidel dogs."
Don't anybody tell me nothing so awful could be allowed to happen, or I'll bring up the fact that American citizens deliberately gave atom bombs to Stalin because they hated capitalism.
This is par for the present insanity. And yes, hell will be paid, in full.
I am sure it will be signed with the same pen that signed the agreement with N. Korea. I am also sure it will be monitored by the globalists who oversaw the Oil for Food program.
In short, I ain't buyin this for a minute.
That is funny. You sound pretty pi**ed. If America want to solve the problem alone, we Europeans are really happy if you start doing it. Dealing with those mullahs (no matter if diplomatically or millitary) is a rather unpleasant business. Usually we prefer countries with good wine and nice girls in bathing suites. BTW - Europe is not really in danger of Iranian nukes since we have no real conflict with them. We are simply not their enemies until now. Their logical targets are Israel and -to a certain extend through crazy terrorism- the US. Since Europe is under the British and French nuclear umbrella, it does not matter strategically to the Iranians if they nuke New York or i.e. Berlin or Paris. They are going to be smoldering dust anyway if they will start such an attack.
Besides of that we started several times to rebuild our countries from complete scratch after the world wars and in less than 50 years we managed to do quite well again. We even changed our doctrines and values in a fundamental way and are i.e. far from ever burning our own soil again. Nowadays nobody in Europe is really interested in the Superpower-role anymore (maybe exept of the Frogs). The benefit from it would be near zero for us and the costs are immense. We prefer normal business in the meantime.
Although I really like your country and the American lifestyle I would never trade it in for my own home. Sorry. I do nat say that in a unfriendly manner. It is just a fact that there are quite a few places outside the US that provide real good conditions for a nice way of living. :-)
Party like it's 2006?
what in your mouldy bug there ace? :)
Isn't that what was said last week, last month, two months ago, three months ago, six months ago, a year ago, etc, etc, etc?
How many times are we going to say "We really mean it this time!"?
Maybe we'll just put Iran on 'Double secret probation' next time?
I will never quiet my voice when speaking of America.
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