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Iran, EU Begin Critical Nuclear Talks 
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=13DF453:A6F02AD83191E160DC8EB9FE7B3A28499574F7DCC14957C0 Meeting may
represent Tehran's last chance to avoid international sanctions for
its nuclear program





EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, right, looks at Iran's top
nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani after a bilateral meeting in Brussels,
Tuesday July 11, 2006

Iran and the European Union have opened a meeting that may represent
Tehran's last chance to avoid international sanctions for its nuclear
program.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, is meeting with EU
foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Vienna.

In Helsinki, Finland, China's prime minister urged Iran to consider
the international community's concerns about its nuclear program. Wen
Jiabao also warned against increasing pressure on Tehran, saying the
nuclear standoff should be settled peacefully.

China and Russia have long been reluctant to punish Iran.

The United States is pressing for sanctions on Iran for defying an
August 31 U.N. deadline to suspend uranium enrichment.

The United States says it expects the Security Council to begin
working as early as next week on a resolution to issue sanctions
against Iran.

Iran says it will not halt uranium enrichment, which it says is for
peaceful uses.

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


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