Speaking on Iran's initial reaction to the package of incentives, US President George W. Bush has responded in an upbeat fashion.
Bush says the United States is willing to overcome the impasse with Iran through dialogue and negotiation.
"I think that is positive. I want to solve this issue with Iran diplomatically, and I think that I appreciate Javier Solana carrying a message to the Iranians that America, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - the main group of negotiators - wants this problem to be solved. So we will see if the Iranians take our offer seriously. The choice is theirs to make. I have said the United States will come and sit down at the table with them so long as they are willing to suspend their enrichment in a verifiable way. So it sounds like a positive response to me."
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack says the United States will give Iran "a little bit of space" to consider the package but he notes that the offer is not open-ended. He says it's a matter of weeks, not months.
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