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FCNL Official Speaks at Earlham For Immediate Release: 
During a weeklong visit to Iran in February, FCNL Executive Secretary Joe Volk makes a point in a meeting with the deputy foreign minister. RICHMOND, Ind. — Joe Volk,
executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation
(FCNL), will discuss the danger of the United States and Iran stumbling
into an "accidental" war during a visit to Earlham College
on Thursday, The talk begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Landrum Bolling Center's Loose Lecture Hall. The event is open to the public, and admission is free. Volk was part of a 13-person delegation of U.S. religious leaders that recently returned from a weeklong trip to Iran with a proposal for direct, government-to-government negotiations between the United States and Iran. The group also called for promoting more people-to-people exchanges, including religious leaders, members of Parliament/Congress and civil society. The delegation met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Feb. 25, for two-and-a-half hours and covered a range of topics, including the role of religion in transforming conflict, Iraq, nuclear proliferation, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Related Links:
Speaking on how Congress can support direct, face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran, Volk notes Indiana leaders may play an important role. Senator Richard Lugar and former Representative Lee Hamilton have been key voices in calling for direct negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, but the FCNL feels there are many others within the Bush administration who appear eager to exacerbate tensions between the two countries. — EC — Contact: Denise Purcell, public affairs assistant
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