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Iran-Krise

Javier Solana, der Außenbeauftragte der EU, griff heute zum Telefonhörer, um Ali Larijani, Sekretär des Nationalen Sicherheitsrats des Irans und Chefunterhändler in der Atomfrage, dazu zu bewegen, doch an den Verhandlungstisch zurück zu kehren.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana’s telephone conversation with Ali Larijani, Tehran’s top nuclear negotiator, was the first exchange between the representatives of Iran and the international community since the U.N. Security Council toughened its anti-Iran sanctions because of the Islamic republic’s refusal to freeze uranium enrichment.

Solana spokeswoman Cristina Gallach emphasized it was not a negotiating session but more a message to the Iranian side that the international community was interested in “renewing … talks and solving in a negotiated matter” differences separating the sides. (AP)

Dies war der erste direkte Kontakt zwischen den beiden nach Verabschiedung der zweiten Sanktionsresolution am letzten Samstag.

Die Kontaktanbahnung von Solana hat auch die Rückendeckung der USA.

“We would all ask Javier Solana to now undertake some vigorous diplomacy with Larijani to see if we can convince the Iranians that the way forward is not through punitive measures, through the Security Council, and through sanctions, but through negotiations,” said Nicholas Burns, undersecretary for political affairs.

Die Festnahme der 15 Briten am Freitag war für Solana offensichtlich kein Grund, sein Telefonat erst einmal zu verschieben.