EU3 start move to refer Iran to UN Security Council

[EuroObserver]

Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:31 PM GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - European powers on Monday began drafting a resolution to have Iran referred to the U.N. Security Council next month over its nuclear work, diplomats said, after Russia and the West neared agreement in dealing with Tehran.

Britain's Foreign Office said the resolution would call for an emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency's board in Vienna on February 2-3 to hold a referral ballot.
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After Russia said it was "very close" to Western views on Iran, which favour diplomatic action to curb its atomic project, Germany, France and Britain began drafting a referral resolution to submit to the IAEA's 35-nation board, an EU diplomat said.

"It's short. It calls for (IAEA director-general Mohamed) ElBaradei to report Iran to the Security Council," the diplomat said, asking for anonymity because of the subject's sensitivity.

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[EuroObserver]

1. BBC just posted more propagandistic version:

(see article)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4615636.stm
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Western diplomats are thought to believe Russia can be persuaded to back a tough stance against Tehran, despite Russia's large investment in Iran's nuclear industry.

But China seems much more reluctant to threaten sanctions.

"All relevant sides should remain restrained and stick to resolving the Iranian nuclear issue through negotiations," a Chinese foreign ministry statement said on Monday.

There are other high-level discussions taking place in parallel with the talks in London.

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is meeting UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York, while Mr ElBaradei is hosting US Under-Secretary of State Robert Joseph in Vienna.

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[HuffleClaw]

2. i sure hope china doesn't let them do this

all bush is looking for is a repeat of 'serious consequences' so he can once again play a 'the un is irrelevent' game

[mom cat]

3. Bingo...Think of the profits from perpetual war! Bush would love it.

I hope that China has the guts to stand up to Bush.