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| Russia against unilateral Iran sanctions |
| 2010-08-12 |
| Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin has reiterated Moscow's opposition to US and EU unilateral sanctions against Iran over its peaceful nuclear program. In a meeting with Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, on Tuesday, Borodavkin voiced his country's opposition against such policies. In his turn, Sajjadi appreciated Moscow' stance on unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and EU and hailed Russia for positive policies on Tehran's nuclear program. Borodavkin also underlined the importance of commissioning the Bushehr nuclear power plant, saying Russia's nuclear chief will attend the launching ceremony at the end of August. Iran's first nuclear power plant will come on stream in the southern city of Bushehr by September. Head of Russia's State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom), Sergei Kiriyenko, had earlier announced that the construction of the plant will not be affected by sanctions against Iran. Moscow has repeatedly opposed to unilateral sanctions against Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has recently declared that Russia will not accept the approach taken by the US and regards it contrary to decisions made by the UN Security Council and Group 5+1. On May, Brazil and Turkey brokered a deal in Tehran where Iran agreed to send 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for fuel for the medical research reactor in Tehran. The US and its European allies snubbed the declaration and used their influence in the UN Security Council to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran which was followed by a series of more sanctions from the US and the EU, targeting Iran's energy and banking sectors. |
| Posted by:Fred |