Official: US envoy to meet Iranian nuke negotiator


The Associated Press
Tue, Jul 15, 2008 (6:39 p.m.)

The Associated Press has learned that a top U.S. diplomat will join colleagues from other world powers at a weekend meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in a break with past Bush administration policy.
A senior U.S. official tells the AP that William Burns, America's third-highest ranking diplomat, will for first time attend talks with the Iranian envoy in Switzerland aimed at persuading Iran to halt activities that could lead to the development of atomic weapons.

The United States is part of a six-nation effort to get Iran to stop enriching uranium but the Bush administration has shunned previous talks with the Iranians on the matter. The official says Burns is going to the Saturday meeting demonstrate U.S. commitment to a negotiated deal.

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