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Iran, which desires to play to the full in the Middle East a role commensurate with its millennia-old civilization, is fuelling the world's concern with its proliferation activities and the provocative and unacceptable declarations made by certain of its leaders. It is Iran's responsibility to restore confidence by means of a sovereign act. Suspension of its enrichment-related activities, at the very time the negotiations desired by the international community commenced, would open the way to cooperation, and subsequently to a new partnership in furtherance of stability, peace and prosperity in the region as a whole while fully respecting Iran's political choices.

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