UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday welcomed the statement of the UN Security Council on the Iran nuclear issue, and called upon Iran to cooperate with the international community.

In a statement released by his spokeswoman, Annan hailed "the spirit of consensus" that was demonstrated by the members of the Security Council in the Presidential Statement on non- proliferation.

He hoped that "Iran will heed the international community's concerns, as reflected in the Council statement, regarding Iran's nuclear program", and "will cooperate fully with its obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and successive International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolutions."

After three weeks of intense negotiations, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a presidential statement Wednesday afternoon calling on Iran to resume suspension of all uranium enrichment-related activities within 30 days.

Source: Xinhua