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today don' t cross this threshold."
The administration has confronted suspected Chinese violations
"regularly and forcefully," Einhorn testified. "They don' t like
it, because they are a proud country, but (in response) they are
taking concrete steps that we see as a good sign."
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u.s. To Europe: Cut Iran Biz
Ties
By BARRY SCHWEID
AP Diplomatic Writer
Thursday, April10, 1997 12:09 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Clinton administration is calling
on Germany and other European governments to cut their
economic ties to Iran in light of a German court ruling that the
"highest state levels" in Tehran ordered the assassination of an
Iranian opposition figure.
Germany responded to the decision by recalling its ambassador
and ordering four Iranian diplomats to leave Germany.
The judges convicted two men of murder and two others of
complicity in the 1992 killing of Iranian-Kurdish leader Sadiq
Sarafkindi and three colleagues. State Department spokesman
Nicholas Burns called the action courageous.
The Clinton ad~inistration has been trying to isolate Iran on
grounds it sponsored such acts of terror, which Tehran has
angrily denied.
Germany and other European Union countries have pursued a
policy of "critical dialogue" with Tehran the past 4 1/2 years,
raising issues of terrorism and human rights while continuing
relations and profitable trade.
Burns said the German court decision confirmed a long-held
U.S. view that terrorism is directed from Tehran. He said
German authorities should draw "their own conclusions" and
that the United States would take up the verdict with other
European governments, as well.
"The 'critical dialogue' has not succeeded in moderating Iran's
behavior," Burns said. "There is no evidence that the 'critical
dialogue' has made a difference."
"We would be very pleased if the European governments
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