Posted on 05/06/2006 4:50:46 PM PDT by freedom44
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Moscow (dpa) - Russia on Saturday affirmed its opposition to the draft resolution on Iran's nuclear programme currently under discussion at the United Nations Security Council in New York.
The document in its current form, proposed by Britain, France and the United States, needed "significant corrections," news agency Interfax quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak as saying in Moscow.
Talks on the issue at UN headquarters in New York would continue, Kislyak said. Analysts however said agreement on the issue was not expected before a meeting of Security Council foreign ministers on Monday.
The draft resolution to force Iran to suspend its nuclear activities would have no teeth without enforcement measures under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.
Russia and China, both veto-holding permanent Council members, strongly oppose the inclusion of Chapter 7 in the draft resolution, fearing that it would lead to using military force on Iran.
Kislyak reiterated Russia's proposal to jointly enrich Iranian uranium on Russia soil, saying that with this step Iran could restore international trust in its nuclear aims. Western nations, chief among them the US, accuse Teheran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge denied by the Islamic republic. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has however insisted on his country's right to pursue a nuclear research and energy programme.
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It just seems silly that the world, and Russia in particular, doesn't find the argurment that Iran, and country literally swimming in petroleum, would need nuclear power to generate electricity.
It is patently absurd.
That this isn't pounded home every single day by the media and the government, to make Ahmadinejad's claims look foolish, is strange at best.
And given Russia's proximity to Iran, its own Muslim problems, and the fact that they are just as big an "infidel" as we are, you have to wonder about their motives.
Actually it's swimming in oil, not petroleum. Iran has little or no oil refining capability and has to import it's petrol from what I understand. But your point on it's energy reserves is true.
Correct.
The arguement I've heard (freedom44, input here if it is true) is that Iran does have quite a bit of oil, yet no way to refine it. They are actually importing refined petroleum.
That argument says nothing though about the flaunting the Mullahs are doing over their chances of having weapons grade plutonium.
The Russians are pro-anything as long as it is anti-American these days it seems. That includes the same countries or ethnic groups they are having problems with as well. I'm just waiting for them to be pro-bird flu pandemic if it ever becomes a problem here.
"Russia opposes UN draft on Iran"
Why doesn't that suprise me????
Iran buys in more than 40 percent of the 70 million litres it burns each day.
http://regimechangeiran.blogspot.com/2006/02/iran-parliament-slashes-budget-for.html
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