US supports the UN sanctions resolution against Iran

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-22-2006 08:54

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States supports a draft UN sanctions resolution against Iran.

Rice made the comment after meeting with visiting Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay on Thursday. But Rice says she expects some changes to be made to the draft before it's submitted to the UN Security Council. The council is expected to vote on the resolution on Friday.

US Secretary of state Rice said: "I am quite satisfied and quite certain that the resolution that would be adopted will be one that both says to Iran you cannot defy the international community and imposes penalties on Iran for that defiance. I just want to underscore that a Chapter 7 resolution puts Iran in some very unwelcome company in terms of the international community, in terms of the decisions that people will make about Iran as a partner in the international economy and that more than anything is the importance of this resolution."

Editor:Ji Xuewen