Annan urges end to Iran standoff
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on   Monday urged the world to avoid confrontation with Iran over   its nuclear goals, after Tehran told him it wanted a negotiated   solution but would not halt uranium enrichment before any   talks.
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TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has called for more dialogue to resolve a standoff with the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog, warning that force would not work against the &quot;powerful&quot; Islamic Republic.
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Iran and Syria must work with the international community if they want to cease being isolated from world affairs, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview published in The Financial Times.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday to try to end a crisis over the nation's disputed election, after having persuaded the opposition to call off street protests.
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as UN secretary general, urged the United States yesterday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday Iran had to meet Security Council demands to suspend its enrichment programs and not only cooperate with U.N. nuclear inspectors.
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The world must show patience over Iran's nuclear programme, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog tells the BBC.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday a negotiated settlement with Iran over its nuclear program should be sought, and he warned that military intervention would be "unwise and disastrous."
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The United States, the EU and Russia  urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's  demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to build an atom bomb.
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The UN nuclear watchdog urges Iran to fully suspend uranium enrichment activities before 25 November.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be resolved through dialogue, he said in comments published in Italy on Friday.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he wants the upcoming meeting of key Mideast players to agree on a package to stop the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and ensure lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, is urging Iran to suspend nuclear enrichment activities.
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The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog says attacking Iran to stop its nuclear programme would be "madness".
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LAPPEENRANTA, Finland  - The European Union agreed   on Saturday to try to clarify Iran's stance on halting uranium   enrichment within two weeks and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan held talks in Tehran to try and settle the standoff.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed Sunday for Europe and the United States to back a major overhaul of global security measures to combat terrorism, keep weapons of mass destruction from spreading and quell regional conflicts.
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The United States, the EU and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to build an atom bomb.