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What would Amercian World-System theorists think of ...? by Seyed Javad 18 March 2002 02:57 UTC |
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Govt gives green light for Iran-US talks at intellectual level Tehran, March 17, IRNA -- Government Spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh here Sunday said the Iranian government sees no obstacle in a dialogue between Iranian and US intellectuals. Ramezanzadeh, who was commenting on the proposal of the US Congress to hold a dialogue with Iranian parliamentarians, said the government believes that there is no obstacle in holding talks at the parliamentary level, and remarked that Iranian parliamentarians have the choice of accepting or rejecting the proposal. "It is the US officials who can take practical step to break down the wall of mistrust and remove the obstacles to Iran entering the dialogue," he said. The Iranian government spokesman further rejected any precondition for Tehran-Washington talks to offset any interference in Iran's internal affairs on the pretext of leading the countries into a dialogue. Ramezanzadeh reiterated that Iran advocates narrowing differences between countries through dialogue, and stressed that Iran is ready to talk with all nation, as long as they do not lodge baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic. He pointed to President Khatami's 1998 televised interview with the CNN in which the Iranian president said Iran is ready for talks with US academicians and intellectuals. Ramezanzadeh said Iran follows an overall policy of holding talks with whoever advocates peace and the coalition for world peace, and stressed that Iran's foreign policy is based on three principles of national dignity, prudence and expedience. Ramezanzadeh said Iran's stance on Afghanistan, which was also accepted by the international community, had been based on national interests, and regretted that the US had used those stances as a pretext to threaten the Islamic Republic. "Such issues seem to have further made the wall of mistrust between the two countries higher, and we are still looking for practical steps by US officials to remove that wall," he said.
Kind Regards
Kafkazli Seyed
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