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West Hopes N. Korean Nuclear Deal Will Spur Iran Talks
United Nations (AFP) Sep 19, 2005 The United States and its allies expressed hope Monday that a breakthrough agreement on North Korea's nuclear arms program could spur efforts to end a similar impasse with Iran. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her British counterpart Jack Straw hailed the accord struck in Beijing under which Pyongyang agreed to renounce its nuclear weapons in return for pledges of aid and security. "What that example shows is that isolation and defiance of the international community does not work, however fanciful individual nations may think that it can work," Straw said. "However long it takes the will of the international community, the authority of international instruments these days, the smallness of the globe require that all member states stand by their obligations." The chief British diplomat said the agreement reached after six-party talks in Beijing was a "good augury" for deliberations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran that opened Monday in Vienna. Rice also saw a lesson for Iran in the North Korea accord, saying "there has been progress there I think people should take account of." "The message is that the international community has a legitimate interest in the health and viability of the non-proliferation regime, and that there are multiple ways to deal with states about which there are questions," she said. Rice and Straw spoke as Britain, Germany and France distributed a draft resolution in Vienna calling for Iran to be reported to the UN Security Council this week for resuming sensitive uranium conversion work. US officials have signaled they may not have enough support at the IAEA for a quick referral but predicted they would get at least a strong criticism of Iran for walking out on negotiations with the EU-3. "At some point in time Iran is going to be referred to the Security Council, particularly if Iran continues to demonstrate that it is not prepared to give the international community assurances it is not going to try to build a nuclear weapons program," Rice said. Iranian President Mahmoud Amadinejad has said Tehran is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but the country claims an "inalienable right" to have access to fuel-cycle work. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Iran Nuclear Row Coming To A Head Says US Official
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2006The United States said Wednesday the row over Iran's suspected nuclear arms program was quickly coming to a head and was increasingly likely to end up before the UN Security Council. |
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