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January 29, 2006
Iran: The "Logic" of Nuclear Negotiations
Don't sneeze, or you might miss the wonderful Mullah logic: Iran urges EU not to make "haste decision"
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Iran on Sunday urged the European Union (EU) not to make "haste decision" to refer Iran's nuclear case to the UN Security Council, stressing that Tehran regards the UN nuclear watchdog as the sole authoritative body to solve the issue."The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the only body that is capable of solving the Iranian nuclear issue, and we hope that the EU will not make haste decision," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi told a weekly news briefing.
Iran leaves the door open for negotiations, and has been prepared to secure its nuclear rights through talks with the EU, Asefi said.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki reiterated that Iran would suspend all confidence-building measures if its nuclear file was sent to the Security Council.
"Our position is very clear. We will have to halt all voluntary cooperative measures if hauled to the UN Security Council,"Mottaki told a press conference.[...]
So what's this "wonderful logic" I'm raving about? Iran considers the IAEA the only legitimate authority to resolve the nuclear dispute. However, if they are referred to the IAEA, they will stop negotiating altogether! Isn't logic wonderful when you don't have to obey the law of non-contradiction?
Posted by Ruy Diaz at January 29, 2006 5:08 PM
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