Arabs lament lack of dialogue on Iran nuclear crisis

Agence France Presse
November 10, 2008

Arab diplomats complained on Sunday about a lack of dialogue with the West over Iran’s nuclear ambitions during a briefing on the crisis by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh alongside French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and their counterparts from Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

“The Arab countries wanted to be informed of the state of negotiations” between Iran and six major world powers — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States — said an official who attended the talks.

Another participant said the Arab diplomats expressed “deep concerns” at the meeting and complained of “insufficient dialogue” between Arab countries and the six world powers on the standoff over Iran’s nuclear drive.

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