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...Parsi: Although the EU representative, Javier Solana, reported that progress had been made in his talks with Iran's nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, the Iranians have thus far continued to reject the Western demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment as a precondition for negotiations. Solana and Larijani had been looking for a formula that would have the Iranians halt enrichment activities for a clearly defined period to allow such talks to begin. But the Iranians are reluctant to accept any deal that removes their right to enrich uranium at some point in the future; even if they do so temporarily...
...uranium enrichment, Iran rejected the principle that it suspend enrichment as a precondition for negotiation. Instead, the Iranians appear to be offering the possibility of suspending enrichment for a defined period in the course of negotiations - a position reiterated last weekend in talks between Tehran's top negotiator, Ali Larijani, and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana...
...Talks is the operative word: Even though Solana and Larijani appear to be seeking to find a way to bridge (or perhaps fudge) what appear to be mutually exclusive positions over when Iran would suspend enrichment - i.e., before talks, or after they begin - they can't use the word negotiations to describe their conversations since the U.S.-EU position precludes negotiations until Iran suspends enrichment. Whatever they call their meetings, Larijani and Solana are clearly engaged in a process designed to avert a confrontation. They were due to meet on Thursday, but postponed that discussion to allow their aides more...
...That's if things even get that far. It's not yet clear that Larijani and Solana will succeed in building a bridge between the two sides, and even if they do, many skirmishes lie ahead. Still, at least there's been sufficient shift in the posture of the two sides to convince the hyper-sensitive analysts who determine the price of oil futures to allow prices to fall...
...despite Iran's defiance of the Security Council's deadline, the Europeans, Russia and China want to pursue further talks with Tehran in search of an acceptable formula for suspending enrichment. To that end, E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana is to meet with Iran's nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, in Paris on Saturday. But the fact that the demand for an unconditional suspension of uranium enrichment is now set in stone by a Security Council resolution limits their room to maneuver...