Russia, China agree on many issues, says Iran

Shanghai, June 16 : Iran, China and Russia agree on many issues, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, after holding talks with the leaders of both countries.

''We cannot speak about the details of our discussions,'' he told a news conference in Shanghai. ''Our views and positions on many issues are close or even identical.'' The five UN Security Council permanent members including Russia and China plus Germany offered Iran a batch of sweet eners on June 6 to stop purifying uranium, which Iran says is on ly meant to allow it to generate electricity.

China and Russia have pressed for dialogue rather than the threat of sanctions when it comes to dealing with fears over Iran's nuclear programme.

Ahmadinejad's news conference ended at 1050 hrs.

Reuters

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