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Iran Asks for Talks With Britain, France, Germany
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=10C4CE6:3919ACA Foreign Ministry
spokesman cautions West against acting in haste against Iran, saying
referral to Security Council would solve nothing Iran has asked to
meet British, French and German negotiators Monday to discuss the
stand-off over its nuclear program.

Iran requested the talks in Brussels for the same day delegates from
those countries plus the United States and European Union meet in
London to discuss whether to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council.

The United States accuses Tehran of secretly trying to build an atomic
bomb, and wants the Council to impose sanctions on Tehran for
violating provisions of a key global nuclear treaty. Iran says its
nuclear program is for developing electricity.







Hamid Reza AsefiIn Tehran Sunday, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hamid
Reza Asefi, cautioned the West against acting in haste against Iran,
saying a referral to the Security Council would solve nothing.

In Jerusalem, visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Iran
and its nuclear program pose a threat to the entire democratic world.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.


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