BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

13/12/2006

Iran Sanctions Talks Stall As U.S., Russia Clash Over Belarus

December 13, 2006 -- Talks on possible sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program did not take place as planned on December 12 at the UN Security Council.

The closed-door session was postponed after Russia objected to a U.S. request to discuss the 54-day hunger strike of jailed former Belarusian opposition presidential candidate, Alyaksandr Kozulin.

Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin reportedly said the issue had nothing to do with the council's business.

(AP, Reuters)

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/12/ae4cedfd-67da-4990-83c6-9e4c161e94c2.html

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