| this is very disappointing. However, it is no surprise that China and Russia both refused to join in a statement of threatening sanctions against Iran if it doesn't stop work on developing nuclear weapons. China wants oil to continue to flow from Iran and other trade. the Islamic extremist regime in Iran with nuclear weapons capability will be a horrible threat to world peace and security....a horrible one. why is it that the Chinese fail to recognize the threat if Iran acquires nuclear weapons? the Europeans are very much opposed to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons making capability and also the US. I don't see the world on the road to peace with this stuff going on. the big difference in thinking is causing more conflict, not less. Wednesday June 14, 2:45 AM China, Russia refuse to join Iran sanctions statement AFP Photo China and Russia refused to join with other world powers in a statement that would threaten sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, during diplomatic jostling at the UN nuclear watchdog. In a further blow to US efforts to present a united front at a meeting here of the International Atomic Energy Agency, non-aligned nations were preparing a text reaffirming Tehran's right to enrich uranium. Diplomats played down the significance of the cracks, however, saying member states on the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors would try not to hinder an international offer to Iran of benefits if it reins in its nuclear ambitions. "Everybody feels they want this package (of benefits) to have every possible chance of success," a Western diplomat told AFP. China and Russia -- both Iranian allies and trading partners -- had joined Britain, France, Germany and the United States on June 1 in urging Iran to halt enrichment and join talks offering trade and other benefits in return for it guaranteeing not to make nuclear arms. The offer threatened UN Security Council action, including sanctions, if Iran failed to comply. A second Western diplomat said the United States had been seeking a new statement in Vienna from the six world powers calling on Iran to accept the June 1 offer and setting out both possible benefits and sanctions for Iran. But Russia and China were reluctant to sign up this time. |
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