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China, Russia Resist IAEA Statement on Iran
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=129858D:3919ACA UN diplomats say
China, Russia not prepared to join US, Europe in statement urging Iran
suspend uranium enrichment





Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, left, welcomes IAEA's Chairman
Yukiya Amano from Japan prior to the start of Tuesday board
meetingDiplomats at the United Nations nuclear agency say China and
Russia are not prepared to join the United States and Europe in a
statement urging that Iran suspend uranium enrichment.

The diplomats spoke as the board of the International Atomic Energy
Agency met for a second day Tuesday, in Vienna.

But China and Russia have joined France, Germany, Britain and the
United States in offering Iran an incentives package to suspend
uranium enrichment and join talks on its nuclear program.

On Monday, U.S. ambassador to the IAEA, Gregory Schulte, said he hopes
Iran will take advantage of what he calls an "enormous diplomatic
opportunity."

Non-aligned nations at the Vienna meeting are expected to issue their
own statement backing Iran's right to a nuclear program.

The incentives package agreed to by the United States, China, France,
Russia, Britain and Germany is said to include international support
for Iran's effort to build a nuclear power plant. The U.S. also would
agree to drop some trade sanctions and allow Iran to buy spare parts
for its aging fleet of American-made aircraft.

The proposal is believed to include a threat of sanctions if Iran
fails to curb its nuclear activities.

The U.S. and Europe suspect Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons
- a charge Iran denies.


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