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U.S. diplomat to attend Iran nuclear talks: source
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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The two countries have not had diplomatic relations since the hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran. (article 2)
WASHINGTON - In a break with past Bush administration policy, a top U.S. diplomat will for the first time join colleagues from other world powers at a weekend meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, The Associated Press has learned. (article 1)
Official contacts between Iran and the United States are extremely rare and although Washington is part of a six-nation effort to get Iran to stop enriching and reprocessing uranium, the administration has shunned contacts with Tehran on the matter. (article 1)
Preliminary negotiations over a permanent halt could then begin, although the United States would not join them until after Iran agrees to fully suspend uranium enrichment, which can produce the fuel needed to make nuclear bombs. (article 1)
The senior U.S. official said Burns would be at the meeting with Jalili to demonstrate the unity of the countries making the offer of incentives but also to reinforce Rice's signature on the letter from the foreign ministers. (article 1)
Burns will also " reiterate that our terms for negotiations remain the same: Iran must suspend its enrichment and reprocessing activities the official said. (article 1)
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Iran, nuclear, Iranian, Israel, TEHRAN |
Source articles
- Official says U.S. diplomat to meet Iranian nuclear negotiator this weekend (cbc.ca, 07/15/2008, 433 words)
- U.S. diplomat to attend Iran nuclear talks: source (cbc.ca, 07/16/2008, 268 words)
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