Goetz Neuneck

Brussels, Dec 6 -- A German analyst said here that threats of military strike by the US or Israel against Iran will not solve the issue, and stressed that only dialogue can lead to a solution.

\"The problem can only be solved by negotiations in good faith with the Iranians,\" Goetz Neuneck, senior fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, Germany, told IRNA in an interview.

\"We clearly have a stalemate in terms of communication and negotiation. I think Iran should answer the IAEA questions more specifically...these are minor problems,\" said Neuneck, who was in Brussels to attend an international conference on the Iran nuclear issue on Tuesday.

Neuneck, who is a physicist by profession, said he thought some sanctions on Iran will be decided upon by the end of the year, and added that \"this will not solve the problem.\"

He said \"uranium enrichment is a critical thing, but it can be solved. It can be solved through cooperation.\"

Neuneck said trust between Europe and Iran can be restored if Iran accepts the Additional Protocal for some time and if they answer some of the questions of the IAEA.

\"I am sure the Europeans can then argue with the Americans and say, `Look, the Iranians are flexible, they are not against negotiations.\'\"

Responding to US and Israeli military threats against Iran, the German expert said: \"I think it is counter-productive. It does not solve any problem.\"