Tehran Urges New Round Of Talks
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
As the presidential candidates debate whether to deal with the Iranian regime, Tehran has called for new international talks on political, economic and security issues, including its controversial nuclear program and the Arab-Israeli peace process, according to a copy of the proposal released yesterday.
The proposal, attached to a May 13 letter from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, includes cooperation spanning nuclear disarmament, peaceful nuclear technology, improved supervision by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, and establishing "fuel production consortiums" in several countries, including Iran. It also urges wide-ranging negotiations to help the Palestinians achieve a "sustainable, democratic and fair" solution to the and calls for joint efforts to strengthen democracy in the Middle East, the Balkans, Africa and Latin America.
The proposal also calls for collaboration against terrorism, drugs and illegal immigration.
Iran's proposal comes as the world's six major powers are set to offer Tehran revised incentives to suspend uranium enrichment, including access to new aircraft and negotiations on critical issues that will include senior U.S. diplomats.
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Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
As the presidential candidates debate whether to deal with the Iranian regime, Tehran has called for new international talks on political, economic and security issues, including its controversial nuclear program and the Arab-Israeli peace process, according to a copy of the proposal released yesterday.
The proposal, attached to a May 13 letter from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, includes cooperation spanning nuclear disarmament, peaceful nuclear technology, improved supervision by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, and establishing "fuel production consortiums" in several countries, including Iran. It also urges wide-ranging negotiations to help the Palestinians achieve a "sustainable, democratic and fair" solution to the and calls for joint efforts to strengthen democracy in the Middle East, the Balkans, Africa and Latin America.
The proposal also calls for collaboration against terrorism, drugs and illegal immigration.
Iran's proposal comes as the world's six major powers are set to offer Tehran revised incentives to suspend uranium enrichment, including access to new aircraft and negotiations on critical issues that will include senior U.S. diplomats.
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