Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Iran offers to be West's "reliable partner" in Middle East

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Iran can point out its role in facilitating the invasions of both Iraq and Afghanistan as a proof that it is ready to help the West, reliably.

Enough of this trashy talk of being (with Syria), "the axis of resistance". "Resistance," my ass!  
Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh reacts as he attends a board of governors meeting at the UN headquarters in Vienna March 4, 2013. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer
"(Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would be a "reliable partner" in the Middle East if Western countries would take a more cooperative approach in talks on its nuclear program.
Western powers blame tension with Iran in part on its refusal to fully cooperate with United Nations calls for curbs on its nuclear activity to ensure it is for peaceful purposes only, and to open up to investigations by U.N. inspectors.
Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, said U.S. and European policies, including extensive sanctions on the Islamic Republic, were bound to fail.
"Western countries are advised to change gear from confrontation to cooperation, the window of opportunity to enter into negotiation for long-term strategic cooperation with Iran, the most reliable, strong and stable partner in the region, is still open," Soltanieh told a meeting in Geneva on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)........"

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