US urges Iran to respond positively to incentive offer
14/6/2006 15:39
The United States said yesterday that it hopes Iran could respond
positively to a proposal put forward by the five permanent members of the United
Nations plus Germany over how to resolve Iran's nuclear issue.
"We would hope
that Iran responds positively to the offer that has been presented to them ...
They have a decision to make, and we will see what that decision is," State
Department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a briefing.
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice has had a few conversations with some foreign ministers of the
offering countries over the issue, McCormack said.
The spokesman insisted
that Iran should respond to the offer in weeks rather than months.
Last
month, the six major powers - the United States, France, Britain, China, Russia
and Germany - put forward a proposal that included both incentives for Iran to
cooperate and disincentives if Iran refuses.
The United States has urged Iran
to respond to the offer in "a matter of weeks," or face action by the United
Nations Security Council.
Xinhua News
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