Iran warns against further nuclear sanctions
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
TEHRAN, Aug 21 (AFP): Iran warned the UN Security Council Monday against imposing new sanctions over its nuclear drive, saying such a move would render its cooperation with the UN atomic agency and other talks "sterile".
"If they take an irrational move, then Iran's cooperation with the agency as well as the talks will be sterile," top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on the sidelines of a religious conference, according to the official IRNA news agency.
"If they take the wrong path this will arouse a reaction from Iran."
His comments came on the first day of talks in Tehran between International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deputy director general Olli Heinonen and Iran's national security council deputy head Javad Vaeedi.
"If they take an irrational move, then Iran's cooperation with the agency as well as the talks will be sterile," top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on the sidelines of a religious conference, according to the official IRNA news agency.
"If they take the wrong path this will arouse a reaction from Iran."
His comments came on the first day of talks in Tehran between International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deputy director general Olli Heinonen and Iran's national security council deputy head Javad Vaeedi.