[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      P5+1 NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN

  (Mr. CONYERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONYERS. Members of the House, I rise to speak about the 
negotiations under way in Geneva today between the five permanent 
members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany.
  Mr. Speaker, those negotiations have the potential to lead to a 
peaceful resolution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear program. If 
successful, these negotiations could put in place the restrictions and 
intrusive inspections needed to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is 
used exclusively for peaceful purposes.
  With a significant diplomatic breakthrough within reach, now is not 
the time to consider new sanctions which could derail the negotiations 
and strengthen the position of those in Iran who oppose a settlement 
with the United States.

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