Iran says recognition of nuclear rights prerequisite for " success" of talks

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Source: Xinhua

Iranian foreign minister said Friday that if his country's nuclear rights are not recognized in the nuclear talks, there would be no chance of success for the negotiations, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

"Any agreement which does not satisfy Iran and does not recognize Iran's (nuclear) rights and is not based on mutual respect, has no chance for success," Foreign Minister Maohammad- Javad Zarif was quoted as saying.

"If the other party does not become rapacious, Tehran will respond to positive behavior with a reciprocal positive measure," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir- Abdollahian was quoted as saying.

Officials from Iran and the P5+1 group, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, will resume negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear program in Geneva on Nov. 20 after an initial round of talks ended last week without an agreement.


Read more: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8458221.html

[Nanjing to Seoul]

1. Xinhua? Really? People's Daily from here in China is your source?

All the news the CPC allows to be sanitized and broadcast.

Ugh!

[Purveyor]

2. Xinhua is actually a pretty good source of info from that region. eom

[Nanjing to Seoul]

7. I live in this region. Have lived here for six years. No, it's not

It's Communist Party propaganda and even the locals here think it's crap.

[Purveyor]

10. Well we'll just have to agree to disagree as I continue to post articles from that source when

warranted and appropriate.

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3. alternative source

Zarif, the foreign minister, said there was no chance of success at the next round if the West ignores Iran's demand.

"Any agreement that does not recognize the rights of the Iranian people and does not respect these rights, has no chance," Zarif said.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-fm-hopeful-round-nuclear-talks-20898625

happy now?

[Nanjing to Seoul]

8. Knowing what I know about Xinhua and it's purposes here in China, yes, I am happy

Xinhua is crap! People's Daily is crap too.

[Mostly Orbiting]

5. You'd prefer FAUX, maybe?

[Nanjing to Seoul]

6. I live in China. People's Daily IS CHINA'S FOX NEWS!!!

I love how people don't look at my DU and don't realize that NANJING is in Jiangsu.

I read the Chinese version of People's Daily. It's pravda of the East.

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9. OK! We get it! you don't like the source, can we move on please? n/t

[delrem]

4. Good. They have to respect the terms of the NPT, as do we who signed it.

That's what the NPT is about.

Pressure from a nuclear armed country which *hasn't* signed the NPT should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism.