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| Russia, China fall in line with Security Council on nuclear Iran |
| 2007-11-03 |
| The five permanent members of the UN Security Council agreed Friday to move toward a third set of sanctions if Iran fails to answer key questions on its nuclear program, the British Foreign Office said. The Foreign Office said diplomats from the US, Russia, China, Britain and France agreed, along with Germany, to come up with a new sanctions resolution with the aim of voting on it if November reports by the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency do not show improved Iranian cooperation. Russia and China did not comment, and the agreement seemed at odds with weeks of public opposition, primarily by the Kremlin, to new sanctions against Iran. Still, a senior diplomat from one of the six nations meeting in London suggested Russia's statements on the issue were not necessarily a reflection of its "determination, along with the other five (countries) to prevent an Iran armed with nuclear weapons." He spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media on the issue. A senior Security Council diplomat at UN headquarters in New York said the five permanent members have not yet agreed on sanctions to be included in the new resolution. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions are continuing. Friday's agreement seemed to reflect earlier consensus among the six about the possibility of new sanctions. Iran has repeatedly said it would not freeze enrichment and IAEA officials have privately said Teheran is expanding the program. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Better check how many fingers you have left after shaking hands with the commies. Also see if there is a pricking sensation in the back that would be the knife in the back. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-11-03 09:46 |
| #4 Sanctions? Sure! Not that one. Nope. Not that one, either. Try again! C'mon! Can't you guys come up with one we can all agree on? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-11-03 08:14 |
| #3 What are the Russian and Chinese words for "taqiyya"? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-03 06:42 |
| #2 Hmmm, I guess that article on Debka a couple weeks ago wasn't a duck after all. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-11-03 04:22 |
| #1 Bullshit. These two countries don't fall in line with the US on anything. Unless its something they can use as a delay tactic. The headline should read as follows: Commies stick to their guns, agree to hold up progress and do what's worst for all free peoples. Again. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-11-03 00:26 |