By Xinhua
Moscow : Russia urged Iran on Tuesday to comply with the demands of international nuclear energy watchdog and a new resolution from the United Nations Security Council.
“We expect the Iranian leadership to thoroughly analyze the statement of the six foreign ministers together with the contents of the adopted resolution, and make a decision to comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Security Council’s demands,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
It also vowed to take “innovative approaches” to talk with Iran in a bid to resolve the remaining issues together with Germany and the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Fourteen of the council’s 15 member states voted for Resolution 1803 on Monday, pressing Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities.
The new sanction measures include travel restrictions and bans for more Iranians, an expansion of asset freezes, curbs on dual-use items, export credit, financial monitoring, cargo inspections on aircraft and vessels, and possible “next steps.”
The foreign ministers of Germany and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council reaffirmed Monday their commitment to a “dual-track approach” to addressing the Iranian nuclear issue.
Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee addressed the council before the vote, saying Tehran’s nuclear program “has been, is, and will remain absolutely peaceful and in no way poses any threat to international peace and security.”
Khazaee rejected the Security Council’s requirement that it suspend its uranium enrichment activities, branding it as “legally defective and politically coercive.”
He described the bloc’s decision Monday as “unjust and irrational.”