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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Iranians reject proposals in the nuclear dispute

To kick off the new round of negotiations in the nuclear dispute with Iran have presented both sides of their own proposals for resolving the conflict. Iran should be moved to make concessions in uranium enrichment, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief said Catherine Ashton on Wednesday in Baghdad. The Iranian state news agency ISNA According presented the delegation from Tehran in turn a five-point plan. Details of the proposals were not disclosed. The five UN veto powers and Germany hope to own data on solid progress at the meeting, not a breakthrough. The first round of talks in the morning is run professionally, BelTA learned from diplomatic sources. On the Iranian side, the negotiations by chief negotiator Said Jalili , led on the other side of Ashton. Their staff included to extend the meeting until Thursday is not enough. The negotiations are to contribute to the ongoing conflict for years is still resolved peacefully. Iran hopes for an easing of recently tightened sanctions. The U.S., Russia, China, France, Great Britain and the Federal Republic want to concessions such as better access to Iran's nuclear facilities. It is the second such meeting since mid-April, negotiations were resumed after a 15-month interruption. In the phase voltages had increased.

Western proposals "petty"

Ashton's spokesman said shortly after the start of the talks, Iran should be dissuaded in particular, to enrich uranium in the higher concentration of 20 percent. From this threshold on, it is relatively easy to enrich weapons-grade nuclear fuel to 90 percent. For the five per cent of electricity is needed. "The ability to enrich to 20 percent, the key question," said one Western diplomat. Iranian negotiators are not with the outcome of the talks, according to reports from Tehran satisfied. "The proposals contain nothing new, they are biased and therefore not useful," the Iranian state news agency Irna quoted on Wednesday in Iran's negotiating parties. The state-run news channel Press TV reported on its website: "The world powers have again proven that they are in their negotiations with Iran is not sufficiently serious." The Iranian agency ISNA described the Western proposals on nuclear program in the country as a "petty". By contrast, the solution set their own "new and comprehensive". Iran has been working for two years at a higher grade enrichment. This has alarmed Israel, which does not preclude an attack on nuclear facilities in the Gulf State. The government in Tehran argues against material that would be necessary for medical purposes. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano had circulated in the run-confidence and even made ​​a deal in prospect, which will increase the cooperation between both sides. This caused a relaxation in the oil markets. Also on Wednesday gave in to the oil price. Amano was earlier this week traveled to Tehran in the short term, and had there met with senior government representatives. Amano wants to achieve, among other things, that his inspectors have access to the most controversial facilities such as the Parchin military complex. The IAEA suspects that take place there research required for the development of nuclear weapons could be relevant. Diplomats cautioned it was still a long way to a breakthrough. The United States also expressed their reserves. "Promises are one thing, actions, and the fulfillment of other obligations," said a spokesman for the U.S. presidential administration in Washington. The U.S. Senate on Monday gave the green light for further economic sanctions.

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