Radio Free Europe, Golnaz Esfandiari, November 10, 2013
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (file photo) |
WASHINGTON
-- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius this week likened nuclear talks
between Iran and the six world powers to a "fools' game" that would
not result in a deal this weekend. With those words, he left many Iranians
bemoaning a lost opportunity.
The main
sticking point in the latest round of talks was apparently Iran's Arak nuclear
reactor, which is due to be completed next year. Iran has said it needs to
enrich uranium for the heavy-water reactor to produce isotopes for medical and
agriculture use.
But Western
fears that the enrichment could also produce plutonium for nuclear weapons were
too great to overcome.
Many
Iranians stayed up all night anticipating a deal that could ease the harsh
economic sanctions that affect their daily lives, only to have their hopes
dashed. Some Iranians even left comments on Fabius's Facebook page blaming the
French for taking too hard a line.
One
commenter called on Fabius to recognize "the rights of the Iranian
nation," while another left a message on his Facebook page pleading for
him to "think about the innocent people that live under the pressure of
inflation and the threat of foreign invasion."
"Please
be more flexible in negotiations," wrote another. "Iranians don't
want to be your enemy.'"
Iran's
state media, including state-controlled television and the hard-line Fars news
agency, were also critical of France, which they accused of undermining the
Geneva talks.
"The
behavior of France's representative in the nuclear negotiations shows that
France seeks to blackmail the negotiations," Fars quoted senior lawmaker
Hossein Naqvi as saying on November 8.
"While
the French people want an improvement in the relations between Paris and
Tehran, unfortunately, the French government has preferred the Zionist regime's
views to its people's demands," the lawmaker added.
Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif remained upbeat, despite the lack of
deal, and refrained from commenting specifically on France's role in the Geneva
talks.
"Although
the questions of the P5+1 should be addressed, a great deal of time is being
spent on negotiations within the P5+1 group," Zarif said in his joint
press appearance with EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton. "This is
normal because they are six nations with different views and their own national
interests and they need to agree."
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Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, with EU high
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"Recalibration of Knowledge" – Jan 14, 2012 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: Channelling, God-Creator, Benevolent Design, New Energy, Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Reincarnation, Gaia, Old Energies (Africa, Terrorists, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela ... ), Weather, Rejuvenation, Akash, Nicolas Tesla / Einstein, Cold Fusion, Magnetics, Lemuria, Atomic Structure (Electrons, Particles, Polarity, Self Balancing, Magnetism), Entanglement, "Life is necessary for a Universe to exist and not the other way around", DNA, Humans (Baby getting ready, First Breath, Stem Cells, Embryonic Stem Cells, Rejuvenation), Global Unity, ... etc.) - (Text Version)
“… I want you to watch some countries. I don't have a clock [this statement is Kryon telling us that there is no time frame on his side of the veil, only potentials]. I'll just tell you, it's imminent [in Spirit's timing, this could mean as soon as a decade]. I want you to watch some countries carefully for changes. You're going to be seeing changes that are obvious, and some that are not obvious [covert or assumptive]. But the obvious ones you will see sooner than not - Cuba, Korea [North], Iran, of course, and Venezuela. I want you to watch what happens when they start to realize that they don't have any more allies on Earth! Even their brothers who used to support them in their hatred of some are saying, "Well, perhaps not anymore. It doesn't seem to be supporting us anymore. "Watch the synchronicities that are occurring. The leaders who have either died or are going to in the next year or so will take with them the old ways. Watch what happens to those who take their place, and remember these meetings where I described these potentials to you. …”
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