Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov[/caption]Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on Iran over its nuclear program remain a major dispute at the nuclear talks.
MUSCAT, November 11 (RIA Novosti) The international sanctions imposed bythe UN Security Council onIranoverits controversial nuclear program remain a major issue atthe nuclear talks, Russian Deputy Foreign MinisterSergei Ryabkov, who heads the Russian delegation tothe talks, said Tuesday.
The sanctions, their future and their removal, ofcourse, are nearly a main issue atthese talks. As we understand, great attention tothis issue was paid atbilateral meetings ofIranians and their US and EU colleagues, Ryabkov said.
As far asunilateral sanctions againstIran are concerned we have always said that these sanctions have no legal basis and must be eliminated, he added.
Iran's nuclear program has been a matter ofconcern formany countries. The West has accused Iran ofattempting tobuild nuclear weapons underthe guise ofa civilian nuclear program despiteTehran's claims that the program is ofpeaceful nature.
In 2006, the UN Security Council imposed the first roundof sanctions onIran overthe country's failure tomeet the demand tosuspend all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities. The council blocked the import and export ofsensitive nuclear material and equipment.
The Security Council also froze the financial assets ofindividuals and entities that support nuclear activities proliferation or the development ofnuclear-weapon delivery systems.
In November 2013, duringtalks inGeneva, theP5+1group, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, agreed toreach a deal withthe Tehran delegation guaranteeing the peaceful nature ofthe Iranian nuclear program byJuly 2014. The deadline was later extended toNovember 24, 2014.
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