China says opposes Iran Security Council referral

  • 12/15/2022
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Tehran, Nov 6 (SPA) - China said on Saturday it would be better to resolve Iran's nuclear case without sending it to the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing holds the option of vetoing any sanctions against Tehran. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, on a two-day visit to Iran, said he had discussed Iran's nuclear case with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in recent days. "I told all my colleagues that China supports a solution to this issue within the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," he told a news conference in Tehran. "I really don't quite know if it will be brought to the Security Council. It would only make the issue more complicated and difficult to work out," he added. --SPA 1354 Local Time 1054 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/215718

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