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NPT must be kept intact in Iran crisis
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-03-22 12:50
BEIJING - Efforts to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis should focus on keeping
the Non-Proliferation Treaty intact, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
on Wednesday.
"I think our efforts should focus on preventing the NPT
system from being destroyed," he told reporters. "We think the NPT system should
be improved. We (Russia and China) share a common view on most international
issues... to use multilateral cooperation to reach agreement all parties can
accept."
His comments came as Russian President Vladimir Putin held
talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing.
Russia, backed by China, has held
up an agreement on a draft statement the U.N. Security Council could issue
telling Iran to stop atomic research, which Western powers believe is a cover
for pursuing weapons.
Iran insists its nuclear ambitions are purely
peaceful.
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