Joe Biden in Paris to reaffirm US support of France in Mali

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2. Looks a little chilly doesn't it?

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But yeah Joe is having a great trip. Good news out of Munich which he just left, too:

Iran welcomes Biden’s Nuclear talks offer as ‘positive’

Munich, Feb 3:

Iran today responded positively to US Vice-President Joe Biden’s offer to hold direct negotiations with the authorities in Teheran over the country’s contested nuclear programme, but demanded the West to stop building up pressure on the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akhbar Salehi, who was eagerly awaited at the 49th Munich Security Conference, welcomed Biden’s statement as “positive” and as a “step forward”.

However, he repeated his country’s position that it will be prepared for negotiations with the US only when they take place on an “equal basis”.

“Unfortunately, every time we have negotiated, it was the other side which did not adhere to its commitments,” Salehi told around 400 delegates on the final day of the three—day conference.

Addressing the conference yesterday, Biden said the Obama administration is prepared to hold direct negotiations with Iran to end the stand-off over its nuclear programme if the Iranian leadership takes them seriously.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/iran-welcomes-bidens-ntalks-offer-as-positive/article4377570.ece

All that and a trip to Paris too. Lucky guy!


US Vice-President Biden speaks at the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich
http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20130203-biden-visits-paris-backs-french-mali-intervention