BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT SAYS WORLD LEADERS WORRIED WAR WITH IRAN IF DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION NOT REACHED QUICKLY
MAR 12 2010
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said world
leaders are afraid that Israel may attack Iran if a diplomatic solution over
the country’s nuclear program is not reached “quickly.”
Lula, who makes his first trip to Israel next week, said in an interview with
Israeli newspaper Haaretz that countries involved in Middle East peace talks
have “grown tired” of the process. Bringing new mediators such as Brazil to
the table is the only way to advance, according to a transcript of the
interview released by the Presidency.
“The leaders I spoke to believe that we must act quickly, otherwise Israel
will attack Iran,” Lula said, adding that sanctions against Iran could be
counterproductive. “We can’t allow happen in Iran what happened in Iraq.
Before any sanctions, we must undertake all possible efforts to try and build
peace in the Middle East.”
Lula is the first Brazilian president to travel to Israel. As part of his
trip, he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian
Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. He will also visit Jerusalem’s Yad
Vashem Holocaust memorial and the tomb of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, West
Bank.
During the five-day trip, which also includes a stop in Jordan, Lula will
reiterate to Israel the Brazilian view that there is still room for
negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, presidential spokesman
Marcelo Baumbach said yesterday.
Lula is scheduled travel to Iran in May and meet with President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. Lula has repeatedly expressed support for Iran’s right to develop
a peaceful nuclear program and as a rotating member of the United Nations
Security Council is resisting calls by the U.S. to toughen sanctions on the
country.
The U.S. has enough backing from other nations to approve a fourth round of
sanctions against Iran with tougher restrictions, Defense Secretary Robert
Gates said yesterday. Saudi Arabia may try to persuade China, its biggest oil
customer, to go along with U.S. stance, Gates said
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