China urges Iran to suspend nuclear-related activities
Beijing, March 2: China today (Mar 2, 2006) urged Iran to suspend nuclear-related activities and cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog while pleading for a peaceful solution in the crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Time is running out for a breakthrough before March 6, when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to issue a report on Iran's nuclear activities, which Tehran says are peaceful but some others say are in pursuit of an atomic weapon.
The United States and the European Union trio of Britain, France and Germany are pressing Iran hardest on the issue.
US
Ambassador
to
the
United
Nations
John
Bolton
said
the
UN
Security
Council
should
be
ready
to
act
to
ensure
Iran
does
not
develop
nuclear
weapons
once
the
IAEA
refers
the
matter
to
the
council.
REUTERS