tr_imparator
16-01-06, 20:47
EU wil spoedberaad IAEA over Iran
WENEN Duitsland, Groot-Brittannië en Frankrijk willen een spoedbijeenkomst van het Internationaal Atoombureau over het nucleaire programma van Iran. De bijeenkomst van het IAEA zou op 2 en 3 februari moeten worden gehouden.
De drie EU-landen zijn bang dat Iran kernwapens gaat maken en ze willen dat voorkomen. Het VN-bureau in Wenen heeft tot taak de verspreiding van kernwapens tegen te gaan, maar kan geen sancties opleggen om dat doel te bereiken.
Het IAEA kan wel de zaak doorverwijzen naar de VN-Veiligheidsraad, die wel tot sancties bevoegd is. Op de bijeenkomst in Wenen zal de EU daarvoor pleiten.
nos.nl
tr_imparator
16-01-06, 20:51
INTERNATIONAL 01.16.2006 Monday - ISTANBUL 22:46
Iran Seeks Negotiation not Threats
By Foreign News Desk, Istanbul
Published: Monday, January 16, 2006
zaman.com
Bombarded with criticisms for resuming its nuclear fuel research, Iran suggested relying on talks and diplomacy to settle the matter.
The only way to solve this problem is to seek negotiation and diplomacy, said Hamid Reza Asefi, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Minister Sunday, the day before the European Union (EU) countries, Russia, China and the United States will gather in London to have a joint meeting today (Monday).
It will not be a matter of question for Iran to exert its power on nuclear energy, said Asefi during his briefing, adding the nuclear fuel researches have already been underway.
Iran has not crossed any red lines yet, asserted Asefi. There has been a long tradition of cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a sign that Iran is conducting its activities behind closed doors.
The European Union threats will have no real result, said the Iranian official, warning that threatening and pressurizing Iran is likely to bring talks to a dead end. The London meeting of the United Nations (UN) permanent members of the Security Council will appoint a date for meeting with the atomic watch-dog organization.
There is no link between the nuclear researches of Iran and the talks with the EU countries, Asefi insisted on, asserting that from now on, the negotiations will only focus on the uranium enrichment program.
There are no legal grounds to refer Iran to the UN, said Asefi, assuring the news media of Iran's readiness for possible [diplomatic] attacks.
The oil prices might inevitably increase if the Tehran administration becomes subject to sanctions, said the Iranian Minister of Economics Davud Danisjafari.
A possible decision to place sanctions on Iran will have a negative effect on Iran's economic and political structure, and that will reflect badly on the oil prices as well, said Danisjafari.
Iran broke the seals on nuclear plants early last week, receiving a note from the five permanent member of the Security Council, and provoking three EU countries, Germany, France and Britain, to call the UN to impose possible sanctions against Tehran. The international community will not have a military operation launched against Iran, said Javier Solana, the EU High Representative of Common Foreign and Security Policy.
zaman.com