WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Bush administration and its allies will discuss incentives that might convince Iran to give up its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.
"I think the simplest description I can give you of Friday's meetings is a chance to share ideas about how to bring Iran into compliance with the requirements of the IAEA board of governors and to share ideas about how the Security Council might take up the issue, should it be referred to the Security Council," department spokesman Richard Boucher said, referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
The New York Times reported Tuesday the Group of Eight nations would offer Iran a slew of incentives, including imported nuclear fuel for its civilian reactor in Buesher, in exchange for Tehran's abandonment of its uranium enrichment program. Iran says the program is for peaceful purposes only, but the Bush administration maintains the Islamic republic is pursuing nuclear weapons.
The Times report noted the Europeans may also lift some economic sanctions on Iran so it can modernize its national airline.
