Diplomats: Russia sets conditions for its support of UN resolution on Iran

March 3, 2008
The Associated Press
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VIENNA, Austria - Diplomats say Russia has set conditions on its backing of new U.N. sanctions against Tehran for its nuclear activities.
Two diplomats told The Associated Press on Monday that Moscow wants European nations to drop plans for an resolution critical of http://news.bostonherald.com/search/?keyword=Iran&searchSite=pubdate Iran at a 35-nation board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency. They said Russia was upset that it was not told earlier about such plans. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Grigory Berdennikov, the chief Russian delegate to the IAEA, told the AP that he was not happy about the planned resolution.