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Source: http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080318/FOREIGN/589530246/1003
Incentives Package Prepared for Iran
[Washington Times] Nicholas Kralev - The U.S. and four other veto-wielding states on the UN Security Council are preparing a package of incentives aimed at Iran's newly elected parliament in hopes of ending the country's uranium-enrichment program. The proposal includes economic, technological and security benefits, spare parts for Iran's aging fleet of Boeing aircraft and help developing a civilian nuclear energy program, U.S. and European officials said Monday. In a separate development, U.S. officials criticized a deal signed Monday for Iran to supply Switzerland with natural gas. "We are disappointed, and will continue our discussions with the Swiss regarding the need to maintain pressure on Iran to meet its international obligations," the U.S. Embassy in Bern said.