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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “The Security Council must act and make clear to the Syrian regime that the world community views its actions as a threat to peace and security. The violence must end, so that a new period of democratic transition can begin… The longer the Assad regime continues its attacks on the Syrian people and stands in the way of a peaceful transition, the greater the concern that instability will escalate and spill over throughout the region.”
From US State Department website
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: The United States, and the president’s made this clear, does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s a red line for us. And it’s a red line obviously for the Israelis so we share a common goal here… If they proceed and we get intelligence that they’re proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon then we will take whatever steps are necessary to stop it”
From CBS News
US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland: “Our sense is that this process was helpful to both sides. They’ve clarified some issues, there are some things that they need to work on at home on both sides, and that perhaps a small pause and then to come back with some fresh ideas will be helpful.”
From US Department of State website
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: “I am a realist about where we are but I am a passionate believer that we need to keep talks going and increase the potential of these talks to become genuine negotiations…So we are looking to see what we can do to help, but at the end this is a discussion that needs to take place between the two sides.”
From AFP
US President Barak Obama: “Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal. But a peaceful resolution of this issue is still possible, and far better… And if Iran changes course and meets its obligations, it can rejoin the community of nations.”
From White House Website
UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Iran has “failed to restore international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme…we will not accept Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran has so far had no regard for its international obligations and is already exporting and threatening violence around its region.”
From BBC News