Posted on 05/06/2006 12:44:10 AM PDT by familyop
Russia and China yesterday opposed key provisions in a UN draft resolution that orders Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, making an agreement unlikely before ministers come to New York next week. Both nations object to the use of Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, used in dozens of Security Council resolutions for peacekeeping missions and other legally binding actions.
Although Chapter 7 allows for sanctions and even war, a separate resolution is required to specify either step. Moscow and Beijing, which have veto power, fear too much pressure on Iran would be self defeating or precipitate an oil crisis. Both worry the United States (US) would use a Chapter 7 resolution to justify military action.
International peace and security threatened by Chapter 7
"I think we have serious difficulty with Chapter 7 and the threat to international peace and security. These are the basic ones," said Wang Gangway, the Chinese UN ambassador. He was referring to a paragraph in the resolution's preamble that indicates Iran's nuclear program was a "threat to international peace and security." Wang said both provisions should be struck, even though Chapter 7 is basic to France and Britain, which drafted the resolution, and the US, which backs it.
Vitaly Churkin, the Russian UN ambassador, said the main purpose of the resolution should be to back the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog. "It's clear this resolution is not about sanctions because they are not in the resolution," he said. "It is clear that this resolution is not providing legal ground for the use of force. Everybody agrees on that," says Churkin.
Resolution to compel Iran to suspend nuclear activities
The resolution, introduced on Wednesday, would compel Iran to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities. It does not call for any other action if Iran does not comply, but the US has made clear that sanctions would be the next step.
The draft also says the Security Council "expresses its intention to consider further measures as may be necessary to ensure compliance," a veiled threat of sanctions without imposing them. Negotiations now concern formulas that would make the resolution legally binding but exclude any hint of the use of force, diplomats said.
All 15 council nations will discuss the resolution today at Britain's UN mission. - Reuters
Wouldn't want to hurt Tehran's feeeeeelings, I guess.
I'm sure russia will demand some kind of spoil of war like Georgia or the Ukraine.
China will demand that George Bush annouce on tv that they invented pasta, not the italians.
I think now after Cheney speech Russia will vetos the resolution on Iran just as answer.
Cheney accually did it guys. Blame him!
Come now, you can't seriously blame Cheney. Being rubbed the wrong way is no excuse for blocking action.
Follow the money. Who stands to gain? How much and how?
Russia gains by teaming up with Iran and their combined oil can really control prices. China gains by having a steady flow of oil.
All the time screwing the U.S.
Can you imagine any large nation giving up "a steady flow of oil"? Americans would conduct exactly the same policy if they were in the place of Chinese.
Fine...then we can consider Russia and China responsible for the actions of Iran from now on.
We could even dust off the old Cold War playbook and explain that we would consider any hostile action by Iran against her neighbors to be a hostile Russian act against the United States... if they want the benefits of a client state, shouldn't they take on the responsibility of having client states?
If they whine, just remind them that they could have stood with the international community before Iran was a problem, but they chose not too..
This is impossible. We have been assured by fellow freepers sinkspur and defenderSD that China is actually going to solve this whole problem for us.
You're a friggin' idiot. Nobody said that. The twerp from Taiwan was trying to make an international scene, and he was ignored.
Don't deny your own argument when it is put in a context that shows it for the, at best, empty rhetoric it is.
Prove it.
All the more reason to bring India, Japan, Germany and Brazil on board as permanen members of the Security Council. At worst, it is 3 pro-US and one ambiguous state (Brazil) on the SC.
keep shoping at wal-mart folks.
Keep shoping at wal-mark chicom lover.
Yup, over and over, sinkspur is a chicom lover. BUMP.
Allow me to refrase, Sinkspur is an anti-American, Globalist, Chicom loving pig.
see above commie.
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