Reuters: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday the United States backed EU efforts to persuade Iran to give up nuclear fuel production and he was optimistic talks with Tehran would succeed. Britain, France and Germany are leading European diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to scrap uranium enrichment, which can be used to make nuclear bombs, in return for trade and other benefits. Reuters
BLOMBERG, Germany – German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday the United States backed EU efforts to persuade Iran to give up nuclear fuel production and he was optimistic talks with Tehran would succeed.
Britain, France and Germany are leading European diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to scrap uranium enrichment, which can be used to make nuclear bombs, in return for trade and other benefits.
“We have… the impression from discussions in Brussels and Germany that the American administration very much supports this (EU) position, and therefore we expect that in the negotiations we can develop sufficient persuasive power to bring the Iranian leadership to a positive attitude,” Schroeder told a news conference with French President Jacques Chirac.
