EU to Iran’s Rouhani: Resume nuclear talks
8 Aug 2013 5:26 AM IST
The European Union’s foreign policy chief is calling on Iran’s new president to schedule ‘meaningful talks’on the nuclear issue as soon as possible.
Spokesman Michael Mann said on Tuesday that the EU’s Catherine Ashton congratulated Iran’s newly sworn-in President HassanRouhani and urged him to use his strong mandate, ‘to seek a swift resolution to the (the international community’s) serious concerns about Iran’s nuclear activities’. The West fears that Iran’s nuclear program aims at developing atomic weapons, while Tehran insists it serves only peaceful purposes.
Ashton said she and the group of nations negotiating with Iran, the five permanent UN security council nations plus Germany, ‘stand ready to continue talks to find a resolution as quickly as possible’. Four rounds of talks since last year have failed to make significant headway.
Spokesman Michael Mann said on Tuesday that the EU’s Catherine Ashton congratulated Iran’s newly sworn-in President HassanRouhani and urged him to use his strong mandate, ‘to seek a swift resolution to the (the international community’s) serious concerns about Iran’s nuclear activities’. The West fears that Iran’s nuclear program aims at developing atomic weapons, while Tehran insists it serves only peaceful purposes.
Ashton said she and the group of nations negotiating with Iran, the five permanent UN security council nations plus Germany, ‘stand ready to continue talks to find a resolution as quickly as possible’. Four rounds of talks since last year have failed to make significant headway.
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