Russia, China Urge Iran to Heed U.N.
MOSCOW (AP) - The presidents of Russia and China on Monday called on Iran to fulfill the U.N. Security Council's demands over its disputed nuclear program - a sign of impatience from Iran's two closest allies over its continued defiance.
The joint call from Vladimir Putin and Hu Jintao came a day after Iran announced it was partially suspending cooperation with the International Aromic Energy Agency in response to the latest Security Council sanctions - a decision the United States said was a ``step in the wrong direction.''
Iran insisted it was not aiming to escalate the standoff with its partial suspension, which truncates the time period in which it will notify the U.N. about new nuclear projects.
``Iran is not after adventurism. It does not want to violate international measures,'' said Kazem Jalali, the spokesman of parliament's committee on foreign policy and national security.
In their joint statement, Putin and Hu said their countries - permanent, veto-wielding Security Council members - were ready to ``search for a comprehensive, long-term and mutually acceptable solution to the Iranian nuclear problem.'' They also emphasized that the increasingly tense dispute should be resolved ``exclusively through peaceful means.''
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