Russia, China Scuttle Bid for More Sanctions on Iran
Russia and China have rejected a proposal by the U.S., Britain, France and Germany to impose more sanctions on Iran should a dialogue over its nuclear program fail, a senior official in Jerusalem said.Posted on 09 September 2009 @ 22:01 GMTThe two nations refused to discuss the possibility of further pressuring Iran during high-level, six-power talks held last week in Germany.
"Russia and China avoided a serious discussion, presented an inflexible stance, and set things back one year," the Israeli official said.