http://mathaba.net/news/?x=555165 Switzerland confirms secret Iran talks Posted: 06/07 From: Mathaba <http://t1.images.live.com/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1170562299956&id=a119b171 c03041532b90a054140b8c4e> Switzerland on Wednesday confirmed reports that Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey met Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani last week, Swiss Radio International (SRI) reported.
GENEVA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- "It was during a trip to Europe that Mr Larijani met... Micheline Calmy-Rey for a working dinner," SRI quoted Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Lars Knuchel as saying. During the meeting, the two parties "mainly discussed issues of a bilateral nature, as well as the so-called Iranian nuclear issue and, in this context, possible diplomatic solutions were discussed," Knuchel said. Larijani was quoted in media reports as saying that negotiations had taken place as the Swiss were interested in becoming active on the nuclear issue. He also said that current Swiss proposals on solving the nuclear issue were not acceptable, but they could be amended. According to the media and diplomatic sources, there is already a "Swiss plan" in existence, which calls for a simultaneous suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment program and international sanctions. It has never been confirmed by the Swiss Foreign Ministry. This latest meeting was the second time this year that Calmy-Rey had met Larijani. In February the two held informal discussions. Two days later the Swiss imposed sanctions on Iran, which were in line with a United Nations Security Council resolution passed last year. Switzerland also represents the United States' interests in Iran after Washington broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran in 1979. [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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
