Russia against UN taking up Iran&#39;s nuclear issue
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LONDON, Sep 29 (IranMania) - Russia is against bringing up Iran&#39;s nuclear program at the UN Security Council and thinks the issue should be handled by the body&#39;s nuclear watchdog, a top official said Wednesday, Agence France Press  reported.
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Russia's U.N. ambassador praised a Security Council draft resolution on Iran's nuclear program, saying his country's concerns had been taken into account as negotiators met behind closed doors Monday to discuss the text.
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Germany said on Wednesday Iran could not   be allowed to harm the United Nations by pursuing its nuclear   programme, but Russia said using force against Iran must be   ruled out and also questioned the need for sanctions.
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TEHRAN (International Herald Tribune) - President Vladimir Putin of Russia told a meeting of five Caspian Sea nations in Iran on Tuesday that any use of military force in the region was unacceptable and in a declaration the countries agreed that none of them would allow their territories to be used as a base for launching military strikes against any of the others. Putin's comments and the declaration came at a time when France and the United States have refused to rule out military action to halt Iran's nuclear energy program, which they believe masks a desire to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its program is solely for peaceful purposes.
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Russia may delay work on an Iranian nuclear plant because Iran is late with payments, Russian officials say.
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Russia and Iran could sign an agreement on nuclear fuel supplies to Iran soon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. According to him, the agreement on the return of spent nuclear fuel to Russia is in its final stages.
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Russia is against reporting Iran to the United Nations Security Council for what the United States and some other countries say are breaches of U.N. nuclear rules, a top Kremlin official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW: Russia is against bringing up Iranâs nuclear programme at the UN Security Council and thinks the issue should be handled by the bodyâs nuclear watchdog, a top official said on Wednesday.
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Tehran and Washington are headed for confrontation as the UN meets to discuss Iran&#39;s nuclear program: The US wants to take the issue to the Security Council while Europe lobbies for more diplomacy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Iran must not be allowed to become a nuclear power. Russia is &quot;categorically opposed to enlarging the club of nuclear states
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Russia and China expressed new reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.
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The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
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Russia and China have raised objections to nearly every Western proposal for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions except a ban on arms exports, according to a working paper.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacks Iran for its stance on its nuclear and rocket ambitions.
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The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Sunday that Moscow was opposed to seeing Iran referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme.
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Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.