Security Council powers reach agreement on Iran

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (Reuters) The five U N Security Council permanent members reached agreement today on how to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions after concessions were made to Russia and China, Britain announced.

''Our colleagues in the P-5 (permanent five) have reached an agreement on a text,'' Britain's U.N. Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry told reporters. The five are the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China.

The full 15-member council considers the issue later on Wednesday and could formally approve the statement, hours before ministers of the five powers and Germany meet in Berlin.

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