France: more Iran talks needed, sanctions flawed
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French President Jacques Chirac said on   Monday talks with Iran on its nuclear ambitions should be   pursued since U.N. sanctions have never worked well, a fresh   hint of EU misgivings over Washington's calls for punishing   Tehran.
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Crucial talks between Iran and the European Union over demands Tehran suspend some of its nuclear activities failed to reach a conclusion but will continue Friday, a source close to the talks told AFP.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (IPS) - In a sharp departure from U.S. policy, a leading  French diplomat has called on the international coalition  sponsoring U.N. sanctions against Iran to support a larger  Iranian role in the Middle East.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Germany and France said on Friday Iran would face another round of sanctions if it refuses to bow to U.N. demands that it suspend its nuclear enrichment program.
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Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Iran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.
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The nations seeking to halt Iran's nuclear activities are working out a new deadline for Tehran despite differences over possible sanctions, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.
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ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.
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Iran&#39;s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pirooz Hosseini leaves in a car after a second round of talks with EU negotiators failed to produce an agreement for a total suspension of uranium enrichment in Iran, on Wednesday, Oct.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Wednesday that sanctions will not stop Iran from enriching uranium after a European negotiator conceded "endless hours" of talks had made little progress and suggested the dispute could wind up at the U.N. soon.
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China and Russia express concern about further sanctions on Iran proposed by the UN Security Council.
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France cannot accept a nuclear-armed Iran, President Jacques Chirac's office said on Thursday, back-tracking on earlier remarks by the president that it would not be dangerous for Iran to have an atom bomb.
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Talks meant to give Tehran a last chance to avoid U.N. sanctions were in jeopardy on Wednesday, with diplomats and European officials saying Iran's chief nuclear negotiator had still not confirmed if he would meet with the European Union's foreign policy chief.
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VIENNA -- France, Britain, and Germany told Iran yesterday that if Tehran had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic program by tomorrow, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran, diplomats said.
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LISBON -- A senior Iranian official warned yesterday that further UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear envoy, me t yesterday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Iran has agreed to disclose past suspicious nuclear activities if diplomatic efforts continue. Solana called the session constructive.
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Crucial negotiations between Iran and the European Union centered on demands the Islamic republic suspend some of its nuclear activities failed to reach a conclusion but will continue Friday, a source close to the talks told AFP.
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PARIS - France said on Sunday that EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran had weeks rather than months to agree an agenda for talks about Tehran's nuclear programme.Asked by LCI television how much time ...Comment
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France called on Thursday for a better, more balanced relationship with Washington as diplomatic ties between the two recover slowly after they soured over Iraq.