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EU refutes Iran ‘inactive’ charge in nuclear talks

An Iranian security guard watches journalists outside the reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear plant

BRUSSELS (AFP) - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, who represents world powers in nuclear talks with Iran, on Wednesday refuted Tehran's claim she was "not serious" about reviving the negotiations.
"We offered to meet them at different levels, last time in New York (on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly), and our readiness to meet them is still there," a spoke [...]

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EU says Israel must guarantee equality for all

Netanyahu has offered a freeze on new settlements in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish identity

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to guarantee the equality of all its citizens after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Palestinians to recognise Israel's Jewish identity.

Asked to comment on Netanyahu's call for the Palestinian leadership to recognise Israel as the national state of the Jewish people, a spokeswoman for EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton sa [...]

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EU top diplomat wants to make voice heard in Mideast talks

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, criticised for her lack of visibility in Middle East talks, said Wednesday she wanted to add the bloc's voice to the process but would do so "carefully".
US envoy George Mitchell and Ashton converged on Israel and the Palestinian territories last week in a bid to stave off the breakdown of peace negotiations, which only restarted la [...]

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