He said he had met Mr Terzi earlier on Tuesday and the foreign minister had not mentioned his intention to quit.

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Iran would almost certainly give the required 90 days notice of its intention to quit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and terminate inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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The eight Fota teams - McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull, Brawn, Toro Rosso, Renault and Toyota - released a statement late on Thursday night declaring their intention to quit F1.

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They asked whether people form an intention to quit their job when they are in a work environment in which others are bullied even when they themselves had not been bullied.

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