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October 26, 2006

Russia opposes draft UN resolution on Iran

By Amanda Lang

International attempts to forge a united front in the nuclear standoff with Iran today suffered a setback as Russia declared its opposition to current UN proposals. Sergei Lavrov, the Russia foreign minister, said a draft UN resolution imposing limited sanctions against Tehran did not match existing agreements between major powers.

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International attempts to forge a united front in the nuclear standoff with Iran today suffered a setback as Russia declared its opposition to current UN proposals. Sergei Lavrov, the Russia foreign minister, said a draft UN resolution imposing limited sanctions against Tehran did not match existing agreements between major powers.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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