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Jay Carney: Iran must assure the world community that it was not pursuing nuclear weapons

10 April 2012 12:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Konul Jafarli â€“ APA. The White House on Monday said Iran needed to take "concrete steps" to assure the United States and the international community that it was not pursuing nuclear weapons, APA reports quoting AFP. "We’re looking forward to these talks creating a conducive environment for concrete progress," Jay Carney, spokesman for President Barack Obama, told reporters ahead of key meetings this week between Tehran and world powers. "We are very clear-eyed about what Iran needs to do in order to fulfill its international obligations and be able to reassure the international community that it is not pursuing nuclear weaponsâ€, said Carney and added welcoming talks set to take place in Istanbul later this week: "We need concrete steps taken by the Iranians to assure that they will forsake their nuclear weapons ambitions.â€ President Obama, added Carney, has already "made clear that the window is closing on Iran, that they need to treat these talks seriously because there is great concern around the world about Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons." "It is vital to measure Iranian intentions by actions, as opposed to words, and we will do that. But it is also important that these talks are getting up and going again after a long delay," Carney said Monday.