MR. GALLEGOS: Good morning - excuse me, good afternoon. I don't have anything for you, start with your questions.

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QUESTION: On Iran, Gonzo.

MR. GALLEGOS: Yes.

QUESTION: Do you have any reaction to the fact that the Iranian President has granted an interview to NBC? He's allowed NBC to broadcast live from the presidential compound - the Iranians have. Do you see this as any sort of, you know, implication of a conciliatory approach to the United States, or a more conciliatory approach to the United States from Iran?

MR. GALLEGOS: Well, I think what we've seen is, over the weekend, an announcement that they wish to move to 6,000 centrifuges; now, an interview with NBC where they are making certain statements about wanting change with the relationship with the United States. I think the world has been pretty clear that Iran has certain obligations to the United Nations Security Council that we believe it needs to fulfill.

Most recently, P-5+1 members, including a member of this U.S. State Department, went and met with representatives of the Iranians, where we had a discussion with them which did not prove fruitful in terms of a statement from them, a clear statement from the Iranian Government on where they are in terms of the demands that have been placed on them by the UN Security Council. What we are waiting for is a clear message from the Iranian Government through what we call the traditional or the established channel of Mr. Jalili to Mr. Solana, which will describe exactly what they want to do, whether or not they're going to proceed.

I believe we have a couple things on the table. Number one is the Security Council resolutions asking them to stop their processing, and the other issue is this freeze-for-freeze, to stop their proliferation means - and the other issue is this freeze-for-freeze that we're waiting to hear from them. So we're looking to a response hopefully, sometime this weekend, I believe, will be the end of the two weeks. And then we'll see what happens after that.

QUESTION: Do you see them making any serious overtures to the United States, though? Is this any indication of that?

MR. GALLEGOS: Well, I think what we've seen is a whole lot of rhetoric, a whole lot of talking. So what we've seen is a couple of different commentaries coming out of Iran to the outside, and I think that, you know, people from this podium, the Spokesman from the podium, who have spoken before about this idea that we feel that there is an internal dialogue going on about this; that there are different voices that we're hearing from Iran who are discussing this issue and talking about where the Iranians are on this issue.

And what we haven't seen is this clear statement that we're looking for at the end of the two weeks. So that's what we're waiting for.

QUESTION: The Iranian President said in the interview today that if the American approach changes, then the Iranians will have a positive response.

MR. GALLEGOS: Well, I think this is interesting, because what we haven't seen is a change from the - in terms of the Iranian approach, which is to faint and dodge, to - frankly, their very clear understanding of what is expected of them by the world, and they have refused to come to an understanding and move forward on those issues. And so what we haven't seen is a change from the Iranian Government. So our position, working with the other members of the P-5+1, is to get to a point where we can get a clearer statement from the Iranian Government where they are, and then hopefully proceed.

QUESTION: Do you anticipate that Ambassador Burns will have any further meetings in that setting, the P-5+1, with the Iranians?

MR. GALLEGOS: I believe the Spokesman and the Secretary have been pretty clear, that that was going to be a one-off deal. We're going to see what they have to say at the end of this two-week period, and then we'll move forward from there.

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Thank you.