BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/05/2006

Belarus backs Iran in nuclear standoff

Kuala Lumpur, May 30, IRNA

Belarussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Tuesday reiterated his country's stance on Iran's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within the framework of International Atomic Energy Agency rules and regulations and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Martynov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on the sidelines of a meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which is currently holding a foreign ministerial meeting in Putrajaya, Malysia.

During the meeting, the Iranian and Belarussian ministers discussed avenues for bolstering bilateral cooperation particularly in trade and other economic fields.

The two sides called for activation of the Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Commission, noting an earlier call of their presidents in this regard.

Mottaki praised Belarus for backing up Iran's peaceful nuclear activities.

He also extended an invitation to the Belarussian foreign minister to pay a visit to Iran which Martynov accepted.

The two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) kicked off at the International Convention Center in Putrajaya with an inaugural speech by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The meeting ends Tuesday evening with the issuance of a statemen

Source:

http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0605304297122411.htm

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