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We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.
Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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