(23 Feb 2007)
Tehran - 23 February 2007
1. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian President and Friday prayer leader approaching podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian President:
"I tell them clearly and certainly that this path will not come to any conclusion except making trouble for them, for the world and particularly for the region, it will not have any outcome for them."
3. Cutaway of crowd chanting (in Farsi) "Death to America"
4. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian President:
"Give up these oppressive pre-conditions and let's return to the table of negotiations."
5. Wide of Rafsanjani speaking at podium
Vienna - 23 February 2007
6. Pan across United Nations (UN) complex in Vienna
7. Various of flags outside building
8. Chief UN nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon entering room and shaking hands for photo-op
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohamed ElBaradei, Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) :
"We also discussed Iran and we both share the concern of the international community that Iran has not responded positively to the demand of the Security Council. We believe still that the door is still open, there is a window of opportunity for both Iran and the international community to go back to the negotiating table. I believe this is the way for a long term solution, and we would obviously continue to work to see that that will happen sooner than later."
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General:
"I am very much concerned again that the Iranian authorities have not been able to meet and comply fully with the Security Council resolution. I sincerely hope that the Iranian authorities will continue their dialogue with the international community, this is the best way to resolve all the issues."
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mohamed ElBaradei, Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency:
"And I hope in the next few weeks while the international community as the Secretary General said will probably also be working through the Security Council, that we would like to see a dialogue between the concerned parties. To see how we can create the conditions to go back to negotiation and ensure a long term solution to the problem.
12. SOUNDBITE: (English): Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General:
"I hope sincerely that Iranian authorities should learn from the case of North Korean nuclear issue. They should think about a better future of their country and their people, through dialogue."
13. ElBaradei and Ban leaving room after news conference
Meseberg, Germany - 23 February 2006
14. Set-up German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac at news conference
15. SOUNDBITE: (German) Angela Merkel, German Chancellor :
"There is an understanding that on the one hand the door stands open for Iran to negotiate, but on the other hand we have also seen that the new IAEA report makes it clear that Iran has not complied with its obligations, so therefore I again welcome that the forward path goes through the UN, that is, through the United Nations Security Council, where talks will surely resume. We would prefer it if we did not have to go back to the UN Security Council, but rather that Iran would use the moment and finally, after the many announcements of possible talks, finally take up the offers we have made
16. Cutaway of news conference
17. SOUNDBITE: (French) Jacques Chirac, French President :
18. Assembled media at conference
STORYLINE:
However, world leaders on Friday continued to weigh in on the subject.
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