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Iran invites UN Security Council members to dinner

UNITED NATIONS - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has invited all 15 members of the UN Security Council to attend a dinner on Thursday evening in New York, diplomats said. All 15 members will be represented at this dinner,' a UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Thanks but we're doing our hair ...

The unexpected invitation was issued on the sidelines of the review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty review at UN headquarters. It came as the five permanent Security Council members China, the United States, France, Britain and Russia began talks on a fourth sanctions resolution against Iran over its controversial nuclear program.

We see it as another opportunity for Iran to show the council that it is prepared to meet it's obligations and play by international rules,' a US official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Oh great, so we're not doing our hair ...

We'll make sure this fact is understood by all members so that this is not an opportunity for obfuscation by Iranian officials,' the official said.

The dinner is also an indication that the Iranians recognize that the efforts in the Security Council and elsewhere to get them to live up to their obligations are isolating them from the rest of the world and doing them harm,' the official added.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-07

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