I am getting punchy waiting for an Iran deal. In case you are confused/annoyed/amused by the interchangeable use of E3/EU+3 and P5+1.
E3/EU+3 or P5+1I am getting punchy waiting for an Iran deal. In case you are confused/annoyed/amused by the interchangeable use of E3/EU+3 and P5+1.
Jeffrey:
Nice Venn diagram; however,
E3 is irrelevant, so is P5+1.
Not withstanding the P5 seats at the UN Security Council, the only ones that count in the real world are the US, Russia, China, and Germany. That makes P3+1 which is not on your diagram…
I hope Obama and Rouhani conclude a “win-win” deal for everybody.
Isn’t it just E3+3 or E3/EU+3 (when EU High Representative is also involved) in the text of the official documents though? The November 2013 document suggests so:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/24/world/meast/iran-deal-text/
Strictly, aren’t the E3/EU+3 and P5+1 different groupings? As I understand it it is E3/EU+3 when EU High Representative is also involved, and E3+3 (same as P5+1) when the EU High Representative is not involved.
I think you are basically correct. There used to be two groupings,
EU3+3 and P5+1 = 6 entities.
Now we have added a third grouping,
E3/EU+3 = 7 entities.
This signals that we have 8 members, including the EU itself and Iran, in the total deal.
Done deal….http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33518524
Are you refering to this song in the title above?
Artist: Chicago
Album: Chicago II
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Are you referring to the 1970 song by “Chicago,” “25 or 624” in the title, above?
It’s actually:
“EU3/EU” = “FR, GE, UK / EU (Mogherini)”
“+3” = “CH, RU, US”
I won’t comment on what Ara Barsamian said, but ask the Iranians if the French did not matter during the past 18 months of negotiation.
I considered that, even filling in the bubbles with pictures of the various persons and then I realized … it was time to stop.