\u201cWe are faced with a historic opportunity\u201d on the Iranian nuclear dossier. The point was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the end of her meeting at the Farnesina with her Iranian colleague, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who will be returning to Geneva to take part in the third round of talks between Iran and the 5+1 group.<\/P>
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Caution and attention to new signals, says Bonino<\/STRONG><\/P> Italy is following the new signals emerging on the negotiations\u201cwith caution and close attention\u201d, commented Bonino. Our country hopes that the November 11 agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will open \u201ca new chapter that leads to concrete results\u201d. Minister Bonino underscored that important responses to serious problems are created by \u201ccautious dialogue, without ruling out any possible outcomes\u201d. She hoped that the new rounds of talks starting in Geneva on Wednesday 20 November will end with the basis for an agreement that will reassure the international community. <\/P> Zarif: agreement in Geneva is possible<\/STRONG><\/P> Zarif said he was \u201csure\u201d that agreement can be reached in Geneva, \u201con condition that both sides negotiate in good faith and with the necessary political will. I\u2019m going to Geneva determined to leave the table with an agreement. I think that will be possible at the end of this round of talks\u201d, he added, reiterating that any agreement reached must be based on mutual respect.\u201cNobody can dictate a solution, it must be the fruit of a joint effort\u201d. The nuclear question \u201ccannot be resolved in 2-3 meetings; this will be the start of a long process\u201d, explained Zarif. <\/P> Syria: a political solution is needed<\/STRONG><\/P> Ministers Bonino and Zarif also discussed other key international dossiers, such as Syria. Iran \u201cis part of the solution\u201d, declared Bonino, who also underscored the tragic humanitarian solution and reiterated that \u201cthe only solution possible is a political, negotiated one\u201d. Zarif commented that \u201cIran is keenly interested in finding a political solution to the catastrophe unfolding in Syria. Italy has already played a positive role, by opposing any military intervention\u201d. <\/P> And the attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, which killed 23 people, \u201conly serves to remind us that we must treat the Syrian dossier as a priority\u201d. In that country, \u201cthe presence of extremists is a very grave problem and the tensions cannot be contained within Syria\u2019s borders\u201d. <\/P> Human rights, Tehran opens dialogue<\/STRONG><\/P> Iran\u2019s new, more open approach to the dialogue on human rights was also noted by the Italian side. Minister Bonino commented that Tehran is negotiating on the UN Resolution against violence and extremism and that Zarif had confirmed \u201chis hope that the human rights dialogue with the EU is resumed\u201d. She also announced a mission to Tehran by the MFA\u2019s Director General for Political Affairs, Sandro De Bernardin, in late November, and underscored Italy\u2019s keen interest in the moratorium on the death penalty. <\/P> Bilateral relations, new opportunities <\/STRONG><\/P> Turning to bilateral relations, Zarif underlined that \u201cthere are no limits to our collaboration for peace and security in our region and in the world\u201d, and at the bilateral level too, \u201cwhen the problems of recent years are eliminated\u201d. Minister Bonino recalled Italy\u2019s relations with Iran in the fields of archaeology, tourism and culture, and hoped that the air could be cleared in other sectors too, sectors that <\/A>have become more complicated in the last few years. Such complications apply, most notably, to sectors affected by the international sanctions, which could be lessened if the talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear plans reach a positive outcome. <\/P> At the end of the meeting, Foreign Minister Zarif invited Minister Bonino, the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and Prime Minister Letta to Tehran.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe are faced with a historic opportunity\u201d on the Iranian nuclear dossier. 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