Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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"Thou wilt 'FA' L'IRAN ..": the relationship between Italy and Iran between pacifism and interests of 'ENI

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A. Larijani, Iran's nuclear negotiator, said he had received from R. Prodi ideas for a peaceful solution to the dispute over Iranian nuclear issue. This can be seen not only as a further testimony to the peace of Italy at the international level, but also of good diplomatic relations in these months, the Prodi government has held with Iran.
But stop to these considerations would be a superficial reading of the question. In fact, Italy, as stated by the French prime minister De Villepin, has extensive knowledge of the Islamic Republic, which also let you know how to handle the thorny nuclear issue: a thorough knowledge of the fact that Italy is "the first business partners "of Tehran.
Iran is among the top five world producers of oil, which is managed (similar to what happened in Iraq before the U.S. engaged in freely implemented by the protectorate) to state control, which means that the affairs of private foreigners in this area are tied to political reasons, Italy has been very active in ' imports of oil and gas and' exports of industrial machinery in the Islamic republic needs. A confirmation of the excellent commercial relations between the two countries think of the founding of a -Iranian Chamber of Commerce in 1999 and the agreement in 2001 between the Bank Markazi Iran Bank and UBAE Arab Italian Bank, joint- Arab-Italian venture for the financing of Iranian imports from Italy.
You do not want to go into detail here of the many economic exchanges between Italy and Iran, which invest the various areas, but focus on a company Italian that has distinguished itself in recent years in the undertaking business abroad: ENI, just think of all Nassyria or ' Iraq.
ENI is active in Iran in two fields, one an oil and gas. Li Vigni Benito, a former ENI and author of "oil Wars", describes a ' interview ENI's interests in Iran, " we were the first to have concessions Buy-Back. This type of contract stipulates that the oil company that is an ore, in our case always Eni, can keep for himself the proceeds of the sale of crude oil until it covers the costs claimed for research, and then can hold only 25 percent of revenues, giving the remaining 75 percent to the state. In Iran applies the Buy-Back and the PSA is banned , "adding that in case of attack on Iran" Italy is likely to lose their deposits .
It is now more clear how the 'commitment of the Prodi government to temper the tone of the crisis and sanctions on Iran goes far beyond the Italian repudiation of war expressed in Article 11.
But there is another interesting aspect of the matter: Italy not stopping to entertain, by ENI, commercial relations with Tehran, the ILSA violates , The 'Iran-Libya Sanction Act , made law by the Bush administration in 2001, which would impose sanctions on those who helped to develop the oil resources of Iran and Libya, thus contributing indirectly to promote through enrichment, 's rise to nuclear .
Commitment "Vietnam" in Italy in the Iranian crisis arises so in line with Russia and China, all countries that have much to lose economically in the prospect of an attack on Iran. The economic reasons are placed so as a motive, but also as a potential deterrent effect on the fate of a conflict.

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