Remarks by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iran with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (Excerpts)

January 25, 2010

Weapon Program: 

  • Nuclear

Related Country: 

  • Italy

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SECRETARY CLINTON: We discussed Iran and agreed that it must fully address international concerns about its nuclear program and end the repression and abuse of its citizens. Iran faces a clear choice between continued isolation and living up to its international obligations.

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FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI: Finally, on Iran, I think we together have to prevent Iran from going nuclear. This is a concern for all of us, for Western democracies, United States, Europe, but for Arab states as well. And we are in perfect agreement on broadening the consultation of a number of states in the region that can be interested and are interested in talking about what to do in order to repeat once again that the double-track strategy requires unity of international community. Of course, those who want to go nuclear will be exploiting eventual divisions. We cannot allow them to do so.

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