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| Russia says new US sanctions on Iran unacceptable |
| 2011-11-23 |
| [Dawn] Russia dismissed new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's financial and energy sectors as "unacceptable" on Tuesday and said they would hurt the chances of renewing talks with Tehran over its nuclear programme. A sharply worded Russian statement underscored Moscow's longstanding opposition to sanctions beyond those endorsed by the United Nations ...what started out as a a diplomatic initiative, now trying to edge its way into legislative, judicial, and executive areas... Security Council, where Russia holds veto power as a permanent member. "We again underline that the Russian Federation considers such extraterritorial measures unacceptable and contradictory to international law," Foreign Ministry front man Alexander Lukashevich said in the statement. It indicated that despite agreement last week on a U.N. nuclear agency board resolution that expressed increasing concern about Iran's nuclear programme, Russia differs sharply with the West on how to win Tehran's cooperation. "Such practices ... seriously complicate efforts for constructive dialogue with Tehran," Lukashevich said. The United States, which fears Tehran's nuclear programme is aimed at developing atomic weapons, named Iran on Monday as an area of "primary money laundering concern" in a step designed to dissuade non-U.S. banks from dealing with it. It also blacklisted 11 entities suspected of aiding Iran's nuclear programme, which Tehran says is meant for peaceful purposes including power generation, and expanded sanctions to target companies that aid its oil and petrochemical industries. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Nyet, nyet, a thousand times nyet (unless you agree to our Polish proposal)!!! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-23 16:44 |