Major powers to meet in April on Iranian nuclear program
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Germany and the five permanent U.N. Security Council nations are set to meet in mid-April to discuss ways to confront Iran's nuclear efforts, the United States said Monday.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Dan Fried, acting undersecretary of state, would attend, but McCormack had few other details on the gathering of diplomats from Germany, the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France.
"I can only narrow it down to mid-April," McCormack said, when asked by reporters about a meeting. "Were going to let our hosts announce the meeting," he added.
The Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran in March, sending a strong signal to Tehran that its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is unacceptable and becoming increasingly costly.
The resolution bans trade with Iran in goods that have both civilian and military uses and authorizes inspections of shipments to and from Iran by sea and air that are suspected of carrying banned items.
Iran insists its enrichment activities are intended only for peaceful civilian purposes, but the United States, the European Union and others suspect its real aim is to make atomic weapons. Enriched uranium can be used as fuel for nuclear energy or nuclear weapons.