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| Norway imposes sanctions on Iran | |
| 2007-02-10 | |
| OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norway imposed economic sanctions on Iran on Friday, in line with a United Nations resolution that reprimands Tehran over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, the Foreign Ministry said. "It is a routine decision. We are complying with the U.N.'s resolution in the usual manner," ministry spokesman Bjoern S. Jahnsen said. Norway, a member of NATO which has opted to stay out of the European Union, is one of the first European countries to adhere to the resolution.
Norwegian officials said the government "has approved today a regulation on sanctions against Iran, which, among other things, forbids the importation and exportation of sensitive equipment and technology that may be used in Iran's nuclear program." It has also ordered the "freezing of capital assets belonging to persons or entities linked to Iran's atomic program," the statement said. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to reconsider relations with countries which support sanctions. Norway, as a major oil exporter, has significant interests in the Persian Gulf's oil and gas reserves. State-owned Statoil signed an agreement with the Iran in October 2002 on the development of the South Pars oil field -- the biggest in the world -- which is shared by Iran and Qatar. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Funny how the French, Belgians and Germans haven't rallied to the sainted U.N. resolution. Impose sunctions on |
| Posted by: FBelTeuton 2007-02-10 11:58 |
| #1 Funny how the French, Belgians and Germans haven't rallied to the sainted U.N. resolution. Probably the same reason they couldn't get behind the UN resolutions against Saddam - nice sweetheart contracts. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-02-10 09:22 |