US to attend group nuclear talks with Iran
Associated Press
By Matthew Lee – 8 April 2009
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program, another significant shift from President George W. Bush’s policy toward a nation he labeled part of an axis of evil. …
“If Iran accepts, we hope this will be the occasion to seriously engage Iran on how to break the logjam of recent years and work in a cooperative manner to resolve the outstanding international concerns about its nuclear program,” …
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s hard-line president, said that his country “welcomes a hand extended to it should it really and truly be based on honesty, justice and respect.” …
The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. …
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