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Last update - 09:50 08/09/2009
Official: Russia, China scuttled bid to slap more sanctions on Iran
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: China, Israel News, Russia 

Russia and China have rejected a proposal by the United States, Britain, France and Germany to impose more sanctions on Iran should a dialogue over its nuclear program fail, a senior official in Jerusalem said.

The two nations refused to discuss the possibility of further pressuring the Islamic Republic, according to the official, during high-level six power talks held last week in Germany.
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Officials in Jerusalem are concerned by the failure of the meeting and the obstacles put up by Russia and China. Nevertheless, they believe the delay in action on Iran stems from the fact that the powers are waiting for Tehran's official response to the West's offer of dialogue, which it will apparently give this week.


The six powers met last Wednesday in the German city of Frankfurt, in a meeting at which all the countries' most senior officials dealing with the Iran nuclear issue were present.

"Nothing was agreed upon," the Israeli official said. "Russia and China avoided a serious discussion, presented an inflexible stance and set things back one year."

The official added that the U.S., Britain, France and Germany had raised possible scenarios in which Iran would not respond to offers from the West before a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, or would respond negatively.

According to the official, the difference of opinion led to an absence of a joint statement at the end of the talks. He added that the U.S. and the three European powers chose not to publicize details of the talk or to publicize the dispute and lack of progress.

The four countries in favor of sanctions concluded following the meeting that it would be difficult to advance further sanctions against Iran at the UN Security Council and that there would be a need for independent sanctions from the European Union.


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