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Sat 07 Jul 2008Obama urges Iran to halt its nuclear fuel programme
PARIS -US presidential candidate Barack Obama said yesterday Iran should not wait for the next administration to halt its uranium enrichment programme. Speaking at a joint news conference with French president Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Senator Obama said Iran should accept the trade and technical incentives the six world powers have offered in exchange for ending its uranium enrichment.
"Iran should accept the proposals that President Sarkozy and the EU 3 plus 3 are presenting now. Don't wait for the next president because the pressure, I think, is only going to build," he said.
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