WORLD / Europe
NPT must be kept intact in Iran crisis
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-03-22 12:50
BEIJING - Efforts to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis should focus on
keeping the Non-Proliferation Treaty intact, Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
"I think our efforts should focus on preventing the NPT system from being
destroyed," he told reporters. "We think the NPT system should be
improved. We (Russia and China) share a common view on most international
issues... to use multilateral cooperation to reach agreement all parties
can accept."
His comments came as Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with
Chinese leaders in Beijing.
Russia, backed by China, has held up an agreement on a draft statement
the U.N. Security Council could issue telling Iran to stop atomic
research, which Western powers believe is a cover for pursuing weapons.
Iran insists its nuclear ambitions are purely peaceful.
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