The Historic Meeting Between US and Iran.
Hey folks
Yesterday, Monday, May 28 2007, was a historic day. Yes, it was Memorial Day. But there was also a meeting that some are calling historic. A meeting between US and Iran. According to the AP -U.S., Iran end 27-year diplomatic freeze By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writers
The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement, but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces.
Iranian Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi told The Associated Press that the two sides would meet again in less than a month. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker said Washington would decide only after the Iraqi government issued an invitation.
"We don't have a formal invitation to respond to just yet, so it doesn't make sense to respond to what we don't have," Crocker told reporters after the meeting.
The talks in the Green Zone offices of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki were the first formal and scheduled meeting between Iranian and American government officials since the United States broke diplomatic relations with Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the seizure of the U.S. Embassy.
An AP reporter who witnessed the opening of the session said Crocker and Kazemi shook hands.
Yes a historic day indeed. We shook hands.
The American envoy called the meeting "businesslike" and said at "the level of policy and principle, the Iranian position as articulated by the Iranian ambassador was very close to our own."
However, he said: "What we would obviously like to see, and the Iraqis would clearly like to see, is an action by Iran on the ground to bring what it's actually doing in line with its stated policy."
Speaking later at a news conference in the Iranian Embassy, Kazemi said: "We don't take the American accusations seriously."
Of course not. They are not going to admit they are helping to KILL our Soldiers in Iraq. Now they did not talk about Iran’s Nuclear Program, nor did they talk about their position on Israel. However, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said,
"We are sure that securing progress in this meeting would, without doubt, enhance the bridges of trust between the two countries and create a positive atmosphere" that would help them deal with other issues, he said.
Then you have this.
In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the talks could lead to future meetings, but only if Washington admitted that its Middle East policy had failed.
"We are hopeful that Washington's realistic approach to the current issues of Iraq — by confessing its failed policy in Iraq and the region and by showing a determination to changing the policy — guarantees success of the talks and possible further talks," Mottaki said.
Noone confessed to failed policies. OK, We agree to talks, the mass media here call them "historic." They say, "We do not take America seriously. We deny what they say. They have been forced to talk to us because they have failed in Iraq." Translation time, "WE WIN. America WEAK. Just ask their Democratic Leadership." But hey, we did drink tea together.
We see this as historic. As I laid out earlier. There is an interesting timeline that the BBC pointed out. But the problem is, they {Iran} did not see this as historic. They are not as optimistic and rosyeyed about future friendly relations between our two countries. As a matter of fact, they do not even want that. No. They saw this meeting as a weakness. They saw this meeting as us coming to humble ourselves to their superiority. To beg them to work with us as friends because we cannot handle them as enemies.
Yes it was a historic meeting. But not a positive one from our prospective.
Peter
Hey folks
Yesterday, Monday, May 28 2007, was a historic day. Yes, it was Memorial Day. But there was also a meeting that some are calling historic. A meeting between US and Iran. According to the AP -U.S., Iran end 27-year diplomatic freeze By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writers
The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement, but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces.
Iranian Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi told The Associated Press that the two sides would meet again in less than a month. U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker said Washington would decide only after the Iraqi government issued an invitation."We don't have a formal invitation to respond to just yet, so it doesn't make sense to respond to what we don't have," Crocker told reporters after the meeting.
The talks in the Green Zone offices of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki were the first formal and scheduled meeting between Iranian and American government officials since the United States broke diplomatic relations with Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the seizure of the U.S. Embassy.
An AP reporter who witnessed the opening of the session said Crocker and Kazemi shook hands.Yes a historic day indeed. We shook hands.
The American envoy called the meeting "businesslike" and said at "the level of policy and principle, the Iranian position as articulated by the Iranian ambassador was very close to our own."
However, he said: "What we would obviously like to see, and the Iraqis would clearly like to see, is an action by Iran on the ground to bring what it's actually doing in line with its stated policy."
Speaking later at a news conference in the Iranian Embassy, Kazemi said: "We don't take the American accusations seriously."
Of course not. They are not going to admit they are helping to KILL our Soldiers in Iraq. Now they did not talk about Iran’s Nuclear Program, nor did they talk about their position on Israel. However, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said,
"We are sure that securing progress in this meeting would, without doubt, enhance the bridges of trust between the two countries and create a positive atmosphere" that would help them deal with other issues, he said.
Then you have this.
In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the talks could lead to future meetings, but only if Washington admitted that its Middle East policy had failed."We are hopeful that Washington's realistic approach to the current issues of Iraq — by confessing its failed policy in Iraq and the region and by showing a determination to changing the policy — guarantees success of the talks and possible further talks," Mottaki said.
Noone confessed to failed policies. OK, We agree to talks, the mass media here call them "historic." They say, "We do not take America seriously. We deny what they say. They have been forced to talk to us because they have failed in Iraq." Translation time, "WE WIN. America WEAK. Just ask their Democratic Leadership." But hey, we did drink tea together.
We see this as historic. As I laid out earlier. There is an interesting timeline that the BBC pointed out. But the problem is, they {Iran} did not see this as historic. They are not as optimistic and rosyeyed about future friendly relations between our two countries. As a matter of fact, they do not even want that. No. They saw this meeting as a weakness. They saw this meeting as us coming to humble ourselves to their superiority. To beg them to work with us as friends because we cannot handle them as enemies.
Yes it was a historic meeting. But not a positive one from our prospective.
Peter
1 comment:
Sounds like the Iranians are spouting the same BS they always do.
It isn't in their nature to not interfere.
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