Special report: Iran Nuclear
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Foreign ministers of six major powers have reached no
agreement on a draft UN resolution to rein in Iran's controversial nuclear
ambitions after two hours of intensive discussions on Monday.(File
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BERLIN,
Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Top diplomats from the five permanent members of the UN
Security Council and Germany met
here Thursday
to discuss ways to solve the Iranian nuclear crisis.
This was the first meeting of the diplomats from
Britain, France, Russia, China, the United States and Germany since Iran defied
the Aug. 31 deadline set by the UN Security Council resolution to freeze its
uranium enrichment.
U.S. officials are pushing for sanctions against
Iran, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning of possible actions against
Tehran, but ruling out the use of military force.
Russia and China insist on diplomatic means to settle
the issue.
The six nations have offered Iran an incentive
package in exchange for Tehran's promise to suspend its controversial nuclear
program.
Talks on Iran's nuclear program, scheduled for
Wednesday between Iranian and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana had been
postponed to Saturday, which would be a final attempt to see if there was common
ground to start negotiations between Iran and the six nations.
Iran has been insisting on its right to a peaceful
nuclear energy development program and continuing with its uranium enrichment
program, but the West suspects Tehran has been secretly working toward
developing a nuclear weapon. Enditem
Iran FM says U.S. demand "illegal"
MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran's foreign
minister on Thursday slammed as illegal U.S. demands Iran scrap its nuclear work
but said negotiation is the only way to solve the dispute over the country's
nuclear program. >>>
U.S.: Sanctions on Iran next
step
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United
States said on Wednesday that imposing sanctions on Iran will represent the next
step of U.S. diplomacy. >>>
U.S. says nuclear-armed Iran
"intolerable"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A nuclear-armed Iran is
intolerable not only to the United States, but also to the entire international
community, said Robert Joseph, undersecretary of state for arms control and
international security, at a briefing on Wednesday. >>>
Italy calls for solving Iran issue
through diplomatic way
ROME, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italy said on Wednesday that
diplomacy and not force was the only way to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with
the West. >>>
France at odds with U.S. over
Iran
PARIS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- France on Wednesday warned of a
shift towards a "war of civilizations" between the West and the Muslim world, in
reference to U.S. President George W. Bush's remarks comparing the Iranian
regime with the terrorist group al-Qaida. >>>
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