VOL. XLV

No 25

24-June-2002

IRAN

EU Votes To Negotiate Trade AndCooperation Agreement With Iran

The European Union(EU) has agreed to open talks with Iranaimed at securing a trade and cooperation agreement, in the face of oppositionfrom the USand Israel.A meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourgon 17 June approved a proposal to open formal talks with Tehran,with the aim of encouraging the process of political and economic reform in Iran.The move is in stark contrast to recent USpolicy towards...