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Bush reiterates diplomatic solution to Iran's issue
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-03 00:14

WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush reiterated on Wednesday that diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear issue is "the first option" although "all options are on the table."


US President George W. Bush makes a statement about his upcoming trip to Japan for the G8 summit in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington July 2, 2008. [Agencies]

"I have always said that all options are on the table but the first option for the United States is to solve this problem diplomatically," Bush told reporters in the White House Rose Garden.