BERLIN, JUNE 17, SPA -- IRAN’S CONSIDERATION OF A PACKAGE AIMED AT RESOLVING THE STANDOFF OVER ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM IS A POSITIVE SIGN, GERMANY’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAID, ACCORDING TO AN INTERVIEW RELEASED SATURDAY. EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF JAVIER SOLANA PRESENTED THEPACKAGE OF PERKS AND POSSIBLE PENALTIES, DRAWN UP BY THE FIVE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL AND GERMANY, TO TEHRAN ON JUNE 6. «SO FAR, WE HAVE NO SOLID SIGNAL, NO REAL REACTION,»GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER WAS QUOTED AS TELLING THE WEEKLY DER SPIEGEL. «HOWEVER, IT IS POSITIVE THAT WE CLEARLY ARE SEEING FORTHE FIRST TIME IN IRAN A PHASE OF REFLECTION _ TEHRANALWAYS QUICKLY AND BRUSQUELY REJECTED PREVIOUS OFFERS,» HE ADDED, THE REPORT SAID. «SO I HOPE WE ARE DEALING WITH A CHANGED SITUATION.» STEINMEIER ADDED THAT A «SOLID ANSWER FROM TEHRAN» IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME G-8 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN MOSCOW ON JUNE 29, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. --SPA 17/06/2006 14:14 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/369285