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Schroeder urges "active US support" for Europe`s Iran diplomacy

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Berlin, Feb 12, IRNA -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on 
the United States "to actively support" European diplomatic efforts 
to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue. 
"I explicitly encourage the American government to actively 
support the Europeans` diplomatic efforts," said Defense Minister 
Peter Struck while reading a speech by Schroeder, who had to cancel 
his attendance at the annual Munich Security Policy Conference as a 
result of a severe cold. 
"Iran will only abandon its nuclear (military) option if its 
economic as well as legitimate security interests are safeguarded," 
Struck quoted Schroeder as saying. 
The German leader stressed that there was also a need for closer 
cooperation between the European Union and the US to engage in "a 
dialogue with the region to develop sustainable security structures 
for the Persian Gulf region." 
Schroeder has repeatedly expressed his strong opposition to an 
American military intervention in Iran, calling instead for a 
comprehensive diplomatic solution to Iran`s nuclear dossier. 
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