E3+3 Pds’ meeting (London, April 8, 2009)
There was a meeting of political directors of the E3+3 on April 8, 2009 in London. Its conclusions were simple: they reaffirm the importance of the approach defined by the Six. This approach combines a stated desire for dialogue with an offer that we consider very positive and with which you are already familiar, and firmness based on respect for both Security Council resolutions and IAEA commitments. The meeting reaffirmed that dynamic and signaled that the new U.S. administration wanted to be fully engaged, as the U.S. has said, in all discussions within the E3+3 framework.
The advent of a new U.S. administration may raise new opportunities for Teheran to finally engage in negotiations on the principles defined in the E3+3 and U.N. frameworks. There’s a new dynamic. France welcomed the decision to have direct contacts between the U.S. and Iran.
What was reaffirmed on Wednesday was the collective six-party framework in which the new U.S. administration says it wants to be fully engaged, at all levels of discussion. That’s the major element of Wednesday’s meeting.
It is hoped that a six-party meeting will be organized in this framework in the very near future with the Iranian leaders, at Javier Solana’s behest.
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