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| US seeks Russia-China support for Iran sanctions |
| 2009-12-06 |
| US mulls early January as the time to push for a new round of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over the country's nuclear dossier, seeking Russia and China's support. Associated Press quoted unnamed US officials as saying on Friday that the Obama administration is reaching out to its European Allies as well as Russia and China to win support for imposing UN sanctions against Iran. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, raised the issue with European foreign ministers at high-level meetings in Athens and Brussels this week ahead of a summit of European leaders, the officials added in condition of anonymity. According to the sources, Clinton discussed imposing more sanctions against Iran with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov on the sideline of the NATO meeting in Brussels. The US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, William Burns, is also scheduled to visit China to win the Asian country's backing for the move next week. The officials mentioned that the sanction package was not yet "coherent," as disagreements still loom in this regard. Certain names of Iranian companies and organizations were highlighted in earlier drafts, while imposing sanctions on Iranian Oil companies still need more study as major sanctions on the oil sector could affect world markets. Last Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a new resolution against Iran over the construction of the Fordo enrichment plant, located outside Tehran. Iran branded the resolution as a "politically-motivated" move, harming "the constructive atmosphere of cooperation." Tehran has maintained that it will continue cooperation with the IAEA but has also warned that attempts aimed at denying Iran its nuclear rights could force the country not to venture beyond its legal obligations. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > INDIA'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL [ + NucEnerFacs] AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN OVER BY INSURGENTS. NUtshell > MILITANT TAKEOVER, versus "CHERNOBYL" STYLE OR WORSE DISASTER SCENARIOS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-06 21:44 |
| #3 Addendum to #1: Regarding our pals in Russia and China, should NATO pull out of efforts within Pakistan and Afghanistan, Russia would suffer the hardest, with destruction of infrastructure, transportation, etc., while China, a police state with summary executions, would probably be just fine. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2009-12-06 02:49 |
| #2 the Obama administration is reaching out to its European Allies as well as Russia and China to win support for imposing UN sanctions against Iran Never mind Bill. He makes Carter look good. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-12-06 01:59 |
| #1 Last Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a new resolution against Iran over the construction of the Fordo enrichment plant, located outside Tehran. Iran branded the resolution as a "politically-motivated" move, harming "the constructive atmosphere of cooperation." Draw an imaginary line connecting and extending beyond Warsaw and Kiev, and to the East (with the exception of Finland, Israel, India and several smaller states), there has never been a "constructive atmosphere of cooperation" that has lasted more than a decade or so... This is the nightmare that is Islam on the Asian continent (as well as communism and all the corruption that that breeds). One wonders if we should pull out of our efforts at a "constructive atmosphere of cooperation" within Pakistan and Afghanistan, and just let these nice folks blast it out amongst themselves. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2009-12-06 01:58 |