Wednesday, July 8, 2009

G8 Sets Iran Deadline For Nuclear Talks

U.S. President Barack Obama, second from left, is flanked by Italian Gen. Rolando Mosca Moschini (Military and Defence Presidential Advisor), as they review the honor guard prior to his meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Obama is in Italy to attend the G8 (Group of Eight) Summit in L'Aquila from July 8 to July 10. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

From Reuters:

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Group of Eight major powers will give Iran until September to accept negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or else face tougher sanctions, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday.

Upping the stakes in a dispute with Tehran, Sarkozy said the powers would review the situation at a G20 meeting of developed and developing countries in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25.

"If there is no progress by then we will have to take decisions," said Sarkozy after discussions with G8 partners that wrapped up the first day of their annual summit.

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More Comments From The G-8 On Iran

G-8 deplores violence in Iran -- AP
Impatient G8 sets Iran deadline over nuclear -- Reuters
G8 Leaders Condemn Violence in Iran -- Voice of America
G8 unanimously express 'serious concern' on Iran: US -- AFP

My Comment: Iran is not listening .... they have bigger problems.

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