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Chirac: Iran Should Not be Referred to UN if Agrees to Nuclear Freeze
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=140046A:A6F02AD83191E16009299E8F748E2CA19574F7DCC14957C0 Jacques Chirac
proposes world powers to negotiate with Iran to resolve nuclear
dispute





French President Jacques Chirac speaks during an interwiev at French
Europe1 radio studios, in Paris, September 18, 2006 French President
Jacques Chirac says the international community should not refer Iran
to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program if Tehran agrees
to suspend uranium enrichment during negotiations.

Mr. Chirac made the comment Monday in a European radio interview. He
proposed that five other world powers, the United States, Britain,
Russia, China and Germany, meet with France to set an agenda for
negotiations with Iran to resolve the nuclear dispute.

Mr. Chirac says the six world powers could agree to keep the nuclear
dispute out of the U.N., if Iran agrees to renounce uranium enrichment
during talks.

He says both sides should make concessions.

Iran ignored a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium
enrichment by August 31. Washington has said it wants the Security
Council to impose sanctions against Iran for rejecting the deadline.

France is one of several Western nations that believe Iran is
enriching uranium as part of a plan to develop nuclear weapons, a
charge Tehran denies.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.


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