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US Wants Serious Discussion with Iran on Nuclear Program

   Moe Moe Htun 03 December 2010
   US  Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Rodham  Clinton  speaks  at a press
   conference in Manama, Bahrain, 03 Dec 2010

Photo: AP

   US  Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Rodham  Clinton  speaks  at a press
   conference in Manama, Bahrain, 03 Dec 2010

   U.S.  Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Clinton is urging Iran to "engage
   seriously" with the international community about its nuclear program.
   Speaking  Friday  in  Bahrain,  where  she  is  attending  a  security
   conference,  Clinton expressed hope that Iran will be ready to "pursue
   a different path" when it resumes talks.
   Iran  is  to  return  to  negotiations  with the United States, China,
   Russia, Britain, France and Germany Monday in Geneva.
   Clinton  told  reporters Iran's nuclear ambitions are a concern shared
   by all nations, especially those in the Middle East region.
   Tehran  denies  charges  it  is  using  the  program  to build nuclear
   weapons.
   Her  visit to Bahrain follows the release of U.S. diplomatic cables by
   WikiLeaks.  One  of the disclosed messages quotes Bahrain's King Hamad
   telling  U.S.  officials  that  Iran  must  be stopped from developing
   nuclear weapons.
   Appearing  alongside Clinton, Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed
   Khalifa reaffirmed the king's stance on the issue.
   Both  Clinton  and  the  Bahraini  foreign minister said the WikiLeaks
   affair  has  not upset the long-standing partnership between their two
   nations.
   Clinton  also  said  that  her  current job as secretary of state will
   likely  be  her  last  public  position.  She  added  that  she has no
   intentions of running for the U.S. presidency.

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