Russian official laments reporting of Iran nuclear dossier to UNSC
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, Feb 4, IRNA
Iran-Russia-IAEA
Deputy Head of Russian Strategic Institute said here Saturday that the decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in reporting Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council has eliminated the nuclear watchdog agency's judicial and legal identity.
Leonid Ivashev told IRNA that sending Iran's nuclear file to the UN has no legal and judicial basis.
He said research work in line with peaceful nuclear activities is Iran's legitimate right.
He further cautioned that any US-sponsored sanctions on Iran will be resisted by millions of Iranians and bring contrition for Washington.
"Increasing anti-American sentiments in Moslem nations will be even more dangerous than nuclear weapons for the US and its allies," he underlined.
The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors on Saturday voted to report Iran's nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) without consensus, despite the West's attempt to reach agreement on the issue.
According to the reports received from Vienna, of 35 Board of Governors member states 27 countries voted in favor of the resolution on reporting the case to the UNSC, five gave votes of abstention and the remaining three voted against it.
Following the voting, deputy secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and spokesperson for the Iranian negotiating team, Javad Vaidi, said that resumption of full enrichment process will be the first consequence of this resolution.
He referred to it as a political move on behalf of certain countries.
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