Paris Talks Tough On Iran
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The French government's note of alarm isn't  directed solely towards Tehran but Russia and China too
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Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, it told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse its row with the West.
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"Next week in New York there will be discussions to try to have a resolution. If in the framework of the U.N. things are not sufficient, we will act in the European framework."  France's foreign minister appeared Tuesday to soften his weekend warning of war with Iran if it develops nuclear weapons, emphasizing instead the need to 'negotiate, negotiate, negotiate without respite.'Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also had said that European leaders were considering their own economic sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt the enrichment of uranium in its nuclear program.Kouchner, who is on his first trip to Moscow as France's top diplomat, on Sunday said 'we must prepare ourselves for the worst' if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, and he specified that could mean a war. Read more
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PARIS -- Six world powers failed yesterday to agree on a draft UN resolution to slap sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, and after months of haggling France said several key differences remain between the West and Russia.
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VIENNA - Last-chance Iran-EU nuclear talks in Paris on getting Teheran to suspend uranium enrichment in order to avoid UN sanctions were deadlocked on Friday evening and may continue Saturday, a Western diplomat close to the negotiations told AFP.
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French, German and British officials were meeting Iranian negotiators in Vienna following a first round of talks last week. The United States accuses oil and gas-rich Iran of trying to make
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Western nations seeking tighter U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have offered some compromises to try to overcome Chinese and Russian objections but will still face resistance when talks resume later on Monday, diplomats said.
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World powers began talks on Tuesday on a new sanctions resolution against Iran amid differences over how harshly to punish the country for sensitive nuclear work the West suspects could lead to an atomic bomb.
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Crucial nuclear talks between the  European Union and Iran were in doubt on Wednesday as the two  sides were still wrangling over a date and venue amid a growing  war of nerves over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
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Tehran hoped to reach a compromise at  talks on Saturday over its nuclear program with Britain,  Germany and France, which are trying to persuade it to stop  enriching uranium, an Iranian negotiator said.
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European countries trying to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment programme are losing patience with Tehran and may soon be ready to support US demands for tougher action, diplomats say.
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European countries trying to persuade  Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program are losing  patience with Tehran and may soon be ready to support U.S.  demands for tougher action, diplomats say.
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Diplomats from six world powers who met in Paris on Tuesday failed to reach full agreement on a draft resolution for a sanctions plan on Iran for its nuclear program, the French foreign ministry said.
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Major powers try again on Thursday to negotiate sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment but remain divided over how stiff the measures should be, diplomats said.
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US and European officials couldn't agree on how to deal with Iran Wednesday at an IAEA meeting in Vienna.
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TEHRAN, November 5 (RIA Novosti) - A regular round of talks between Iran and three European countries (Britain, France and Germany) on Iran&#39;s nuclear program will be held in Paris, a source in the Iranian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti Friday.
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Senior officials from six international powers meet in Paris on Tuesday hoping for progress toward ending a deadlock that has held up agreement over a sanctions resolution on Iran's nuclear program.