http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L28511709 France urges Iran, Syria to work with the world Mon 28 Aug 2006 5:15 AM ET PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran and Syria should not isolate themselves from the international community but instead work towards building a lasting peace in the Middle East, French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday. In a speech to French ambassadors, Chirac called Iran "a great country" and urged it to negotiate with world powers over its nuclear ambitions.
"Iran will not find security in the development of hidden (nuclear) programmes, but in its full immersion into the heart of the international community," Chirac said. "Once again, I urge Tehran to send the necessary signals to create the conditions for trust. There is always room for dialogue," he added. Turning to Syria, Chirac said it should: "abandon its insular mentality". The French president used to have a good rapport with Syria's leaders, but those ties suffered following the assassination last year in Beirut of one of Chirac's close friends, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. The killing was blamed on pro-Syrian agents. "(Syria) has the calling to retake its place at the table of nations, respecting the international legality and sovereignty of its neighbours. The Middle East needs Syria to be working actively for peace and stability in the region," he said. Chirac said Iran too had a duty to work for regional peace. "Iran is a great country. But the recognition of this role also gives it an obligation, that of easing fears and working for regional stability, as befits a great and responsible country," he said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
