Russia Rejects Further Sanctions of Iran over Nuclear Program - Julian Borger
Russia has rejected as "unacceptable" EU calls for further sanctions against Iran in the wake of a UN report that Tehran had experimented with nuclear weapon designs. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Wednesday, "Any additional sanctions against Iran will be seen in the international community as an instrument for regime change in Tehran....That approach is unacceptable to us, and the Russian side does not intend to consider such proposals." (Guardian-UK)
See also China Supports Dialogue, Not Coercion, with Iran
China says UN sanctions against Iran cannot fundamentally resolve tensions over the country's nuclear program. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday that China continues to hold dialogue and that cooperation rather than coercion is the most effective approach to Iran. He defended China's economic dealings with Iran against critics who say this props up the Iranian regime and allows it to continue its nuclear program. (AP-Washington Post)
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