TEHRAN, January 26 (RIA Novosti) – Iran is hoping that the UN Security Council will not adopt a new resolution on sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its controversial nuclear program, the foreign minister said on Saturday. The five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany agreed January 22 at talks in Berlin on a draft for new measures against the Islamic Republic, strengthening two previous rounds of sanctions but falling short of the punitive steps proposed by Washington. The draft may be submitted to the Security Council as early as the next week… (read full article).
SEE ALSO the Letter from H.E. Dr. Mottaki, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran addressed to the UN Secretary General and presidents of the Security Council and the General Assembly on Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA (30 November 2007)
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