Reacting to a speech in which Secretary of State John Kerry said Iran rejected a fair proposal on its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif seemed to put the blame squarely on France. Zarif said on twitter that no amount of spinning can change what happened during the marathon negotiating sessions in Geneva, but it can further erode confidence. Mr.Secretary, was it Iran that gutted over half of [the] US draft Thursday night? and publicly commented against it Friday morning? Then on Monday, Kerry put the blame directly on Iran; The French signed off on it, we signed off on it, and everybody agreed it was a fair proposal. There was unity, but Iran couldnt take it at that particular moment, they werent able to accept that particular thing, Kerry told reporters. ... Zarifs view of events was supported by a Russian Foreign Ministry source. Commenting on Kerrys remarks, the source told Reuters: Such an interpretation simplifies extremely and even distorts the essence of what happened in Geneva. The American-prepared draft of a joint document suited the Iranian side, the source said. But since a decision at talks in such a format is made by consensus, it was not possible to reach a final agreement, unfortunately. But it was not the Iranians fault.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:28:52 +0000
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