October 22, 2003

EU Diplomatic Muscle Shows

Iran Agrees to Give IAEA Proof

On the one hand the headline of this story is the agreement by the government of Iran to comply with UN demands to give proof to the IAEA that its nuclear energy program is for civilian use only and will not be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. But the sub-text is that this is a victory for the EU, and particularly Britain, France, and Germany who negotiated the agreement. They, in turn, agreed to become partners helping develop Iran's nuclear power sector which currently is being aided solely by Russia.

Posted by Donald Douglas at October 22, 2003 03:16 PM | TrackBack
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