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Senior US envoy joins Iran nuclear talks

by Barry Artiste | July 19, 2008 at 04:16 am

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Certainly good news we can all use, when cooler heads prevail and a meet and greet is underway.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/07/19/6205801-ap.html

Senior US envoy joins Iran nuclear talks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GENEVA - Senior envoys from Iran and the six countries trying to persuade it to compromise on its nuclear program have started talks.

For the first time, the talks include a ranking U.S. envoy in attendance.

The six nations hope Iran will agree to stop expanding its uranium enrichment program.

In exchange, they offer to desist for pushing for new UN Security Council sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

If the two sides can agree, the next step would be formal negotiations which the six nations hope will result in Tehran fully scrapping its enrichment activities in exchange for a package of political and economic incentives.

Enrichment can make both nuclear fuel and the material used in the fissile core of warheads.

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Paschen

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at 04:33 on July 19th, 2008

Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Barry the nuance is attendance of the US envoy, he is just allowed to listen not actually say any think!

Further Iran will need and want a lot more than just some sanctions be lifted!

Desarmement of the US would be one and stay far away from Iran with any US military unit would be another! Join the security counsel would be a third!

Barry Artiste

at 04:37 on July 19th, 2008

Thanks for the insightful comments Paschen, let's hope the presence of all parties will be beneficial, granted the US Envoy may not be able to speak, but the most valuable in all this is to listen to the other party, because all in all, no one learns anything about the other party by talking.

Paschen

at 05:40 on July 19th, 2008

Wow, deep and wise Barry, I comment you! I do like your reply!!

Barry Artiste

at 05:53 on July 19th, 2008

Thanks for the compliment Paschen! As for me being deep and wise? Well caffeine does that to one when one wakes up, oh and Military Intel training helps too, comes in handy raising three kids as well.