Reuters, BRUSSELS – The United States reaffirmed on Friday it expected Iran to give a formal reply to a package of incentives to curb its nuclear activities at a meeting between its chief negotiator and European officials on July 5.
"We expect and hope that (Ali) Larijani will give us the answer," UnderSecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news briefing, referring to Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator.
"We always said that this is a process of weeks not months," he said, adding that the offer put to Iran was "quite straightforward".
He said the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany, would discuss whether Iran gave a clear response at a meeting scheduled for July 12.
Burns said the major powers would look to take some "essential decisions" at the G8 summit in St Petersburg, Russia, on July 15.
