Wednesday, 21 June 2006Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that Iran is seriously considering a package of incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to give up its uranium-enrichment program, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reported.
Mottaki, who made the comments on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Baku, did not say when Iran will respond.
"The proposed package by the 5+1 group [UN Security Council permanent members China, France, Great Britain, Russian and the United States, plus Germany] is being considered by the Islamic Republic of Iran," he said.
"This consideration is serious and exact. When [the package of incentives] was offered, we did not agree on a [deadline] for the [Iranian] response. We will inform our friends in Europe as soon as we will finalize our review of [the offer]," he added.
On June 19, U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran of "progressively stronger" political and economic sanctions if it refuses to freeze nuclear activities in return for talks.
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006
Radio Free Europe
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