Russia deems unacceptable the use of force for resolving the nuclear problem of Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.



"The use of military force against Iran is an unacceptable option," Lavrov said at the 49th Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Lavrov supported German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's proposal that "this issue be approached not only in the context of the nuclear problem of Iran but also in the context of regional security."

Russia has proposed in its contacts with the Gulf countries over the past several years that the six powers negotiating with Iran on settling the nuclear problem, the UN, the EU, Iran's neighbors and Iran itself consider convening a joint security conference.

"This proposal remains on the table," Lavrov said. "We should persuade Iran that we are not talking about the change of the regime, because unilateral sanctions are not about nonproliferation but exactly about the change of the regime. And this is how this mistrust could be overcome," he said.

By The Voice of Russia

 

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