Wednesday 11 April 2012

Group of Six to meet in Turkey

-- I repeat that Iran's nuclear program has never been the issue. The issue is petrodollar hegemony and Peak Oil. Iran has refused any preconditions for the talks and just halted oil deliveries to Spain which means that it holds the jugular of the European economy. --= MCR

Iran Six to Meet in Istanbul in mid-April
The Group of Six nations negotiating Iran’s nuclear program will meet for another round of talks in Istanbul on April 14, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday.


10 April, 2012

Western countries suspect Iran’s nuclear program to be a clandestine weapons program while Iran said it only needs nuclear research to generate energy.

We want to clear our region of all types of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

The Iran Six, which consists of Russia, Britain, Germany, China, the United States and France, have been seeking to persuade Iran since 2003 to halt its uranium enrichment program which they suspect may threaten the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

The latest round of talks on the issue took place in Istanbul in late January but brought no results. Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, expressed frustration over the results and the international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said Iran had failed to provide evidence that its program was exclusively for peaceful purposes.



China calls for flexibility in Iran nuclear talks
China on Tuesday urged Iran and the world powers involved in upcoming negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program to demonstrate flexibility and patience, saying it will help establish trust needed to resolve the issue peacefully..


10 April, 2012

China's Foreign Ministry said it is sending a delegation led by Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu to Istanbul in Turkey for talks scheduled to begin later this week.

The talks involving Iran and the five permanent U.N. Security Council nations plus Germany are the first direct negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program since a swift collapse more than 14 months ago.

The ministry said in a statement on its website that China calls for all parties to remain patient.

"We hope all parties will cherish and seize this opportunity, show flexibility and sincerity in the dialogue, to open a constructive and sustained dialogue process," the statement said.

The United States and its allies have sought to press Iran to suspend uranium enrichment in exchange for receiving reactor-ready fuel from abroad. Iran has pushed back by refusing to curtail enrichment, which is permitted under the U.N. treaty overseeing the spread of nuclear technology.

The enrichment issue lies at the core of the dispute between Iran and the West, which fears Tehran is seeking an atomic weapon — a charge the country denies, insisting its uranium program is for peaceful purposes only

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