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13:32, July 09, 2007 |
Britain will seek a third UN resolution if Iran holds on to its uranium enrichment program, a top British diplomat warned on Monday.
In an interview, Foreign Secretary David Miliband told the Financial Times in London that Britain is ready to cooperate with its partners on a third resolution to tighten the grip of sanctions on Iran, which has by far refused to suspend uranium enrichment.
The British official urged the international community to remain "clear and united on this issue," while reiterating the need for "a non-military, diplomatic solution to this problem."
Last month, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said that Washington would press for quick action to impose a new set of sanctions against Iran through the UN Security Council.
The European Union also warned Iran that if it did not return to the negotiating table, it would face more sanctions from the New York based United Nations Security Council.
The Security Council has adopted two rounds of sanctions against Iran, requiring Tehran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported recently that Iran continued to resist the Security Council ban on enrichment and instead was expanding its activities.
The UN nuclear watchdog demands Iran suspend all enrichment-related activities under the Security Council resolutions and implement without delay all verification measures which the IAEA deems necessary.
Source: Xinhua
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