U.S. Is Offering Deals on Trade to Entice Iran

[DoYouEverWonder]

June 6, 2006

WASHINGTON, June 5 — The European Union's foreign policy director, Javier Solana, arrived in Tehran on Monday night with incentives intended to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran, including a proposal to allow Iran to upgrade its aging civilian air fleet through the purchase of aircraft parts from an American company, Boeing.

The package, to be presented Tuesday to Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, is to include waiving trade sanctions against Iran to allow the purchase of American agricultural technology, said European diplomats and a senior Bush administration official.

The five permanent members of the Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States _ — plus Germany, agreed on the package last week in Vienna, but declined to make the proposal public.

Officials first wanted to present the package to Iranian authorities. But with Mr. Solana's arrival in Tehran, several European and American diplomats described parts of the proposal, speaking anonymously because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

The offer includes a commitment from the six nations to support Iran's plan for a nuclear energy program for civilian use, including building light-water reactors through joint projects with other countries, the diplomats said.


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/world/middleeast/06diplo.html?hp&ex=1149566400&en=71315015c4b32eb1&ei=5094&partner=homepage


I guess that invasion idea isn't going over so well?

[hopein08]

1. "agricultural technology"? Mexican guest workers?

sorry, bad joke

[cliss]

2. Why are they so damn desperate in Washington?

I mean, give it up. Notice, nobody in Europe seems to be worried about Iran. And Iran would be a bigger threat to them. And yet, it's the US which is maniacally insanely obsessing over Iran.

[lyonn]

3. Well aint that special

Read it to my husband and was remarking that we don't bomb if we can sell Boeing parts and Agri. technology and his remark was, "hell, they are whoring America.

The agri./mexican labor joke above is too funny.

[Eugene]

4. BBC: Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer

Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 11:27 GMT 12:27 UK

Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer

Incentives aimed at persuading Iran to halt sensitive atomic research contain
"positive steps" and "ambiguities", its chief nuclear negotiator has said.

Ali Larijani spoke after receiving the proposal, agreed by world powers last week,
from the EU foreign policy chief.

The proposals have not been made public but the BBC News website has learned
that they include light water reactors and permission to buy US plane parts.

Tehran says it will consider incentives but refuses to halt enrichment.

'Constructive'

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5048956.stm

[sutz12]

5. Curious how that headline is worded.

>>U.S. Is Offering Deals on Trade to Entice Iran<<

They make it sound like it was our idea, when we were probably dragged kicking and screaming to it by our European "allies" who are smart enough to know that starting another war probably won't help anything.

:)