Russia will not support future sanctions against Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in London on Tuesday.
“With the approval of Resolution 1929 in [June] last year, practical possibilities to impose sanctions on those related – even indirectly – to the Iranian nuclear program have been exhausted,” Lavrov said at a news conference with his British counterpart William Hague.
The Iran Six, which comprises Russia, the United States, China, Britain, France and Germany, has been trying since 2003 to convince Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program.
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