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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (3) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Senate breaks logjam to restore jobless aid 02 Mar 2010 Rangel to step down from key post in Congress: report 02 Mar 2010 Dubai police chief says to seek Netanyahu arrest 02 Mar 2010 Jay Leno plays it safe in "Tonight Show" return 02 Mar 2010 Mute Chicago film critic Ebert "voices" Oscar picks 02 Mar 2010 Police catch man snorting drugs on their car 02 Mar 2010 CEOs warn against Armenia "genocide" bill 02 Mar 2010 Rangel to step down from key post in Congress: report 02 Mar 2010 U.N. council ready to tackle Iran nuclear issue Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS Tue Mar 2, 2010 6:45pm EST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The president of the U.N. Security Council said on Tuesday it was ready to tackle proposals for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, while U.S. diplomats worked to persuade China that action is needed. World | China | Russia | France | Germany Gabon's U.N. Ambassador Emanuel Issoze-Ngondet, president of the Security Council for March, said the Iranian nuclear issue was not on the agenda of the 15-nation panel this month, but council members might still hold a meeting on it. "We think the question could come to the table" in March, Issoze-Ngondet told reporters through an interpreter. "But right now we are waiting. We're following the process that's ongoing. We're waiting for the right time to bring the Security Council to deal with it." Speaking on condition of anonymity, Western diplomats told Reuters the United States, Britain, France and Germany have prepared a draft proposal -- which they hope China and Russia will support -- for a fourth round of sanctions against Iran for defying U.N. demands that it stop enriching uranium. If the four Western powers win the support of Russia and China on a draft proposal, negotiations on the first new U.N. sanctions resolution in two years could begin immediately. The four Western powers had hoped to secure an agreement among the six as early as this week, so they could begin discussing with the full Security Council. But it has been difficult getting China to negotiate, the diplomats said. Originally U.S., British, French and German officials had hoped the council could vote on a new sanctions resolution by the end of March, but some diplomats say they worry negotiations will run into April, mostly because of China's refusal to negotiate or make its views known on the issue. As permanent council members, China and Russia hold veto power, as do the United States, Britain and France. U.S. AND CHINESE DIPLOMATS MEET In Beijing, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and another top U.S. official planned to meet with Chinese diplomats to discuss ways of dealing with Iran and North Korea in meetings Washington hopes will ease tensions with China. Steinberg is the most senior U.S. diplomat to visit Beijing since a flurry of disputes in January and February over Internet censorship, trade, arms sales to Taiwan and Tibet unsettled ties with China. China and Russia have close business ties to Tehran. Unlike Beijing, Moscow has indicated it is willing to support further punitive measures against the Islamic Republic, which rejects Western allegations that its nuclear program is a cover for developing the capability to build atomic weapons. Both Russia and China advocate further dialogue with Iran. The Western powers' proposed sanctions would target Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and expand a U.N. blacklist to include more individuals, banks and other firms subject to asset freezes and travel bans, diplomats said. Among the blacklist targets is Iran's central bank. France proposed hitting Iran's oil and gas industries. Washington, diplomats say, has proposed less stringent steps, such as a ban on new investments in Iran's energy sector. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made clear on Tuesday that Moscow had not abandoned diplomatic efforts without resorting to sanctions to persuade Tehran to comply with U.N. demands to freeze sensitive nuclear activities. Western diplomats say they hope to secure a yes vote from Beijing for a sanctions package, though it might have to be more symbolic than painful for Tehran. But they also said it was possible China would only agree to abstain, which would avoid a Chinese veto but would send the message to Tehran that Beijing is not on board. Security Council diplomats say that non-permanent council members Brazil, Turkey and Lebanon were expected to either abstain or vote against steps that would punish Tehran. The first two Iran sanctions resolutions were adopted unanimously in 2006 and 2007. The third was approved in March 2008 with 14 votes in favor and an abstention by non-permanent council member Indonesia. Canada's Foreign Ministry said Ottawa would use its presidency of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations to press for new U.N. sanctions against Iran. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman urged Washington to impose sanctions unilaterally against Iran in the same way it acted alone by clamping an embargo on Cuba 50 years ago. Israel, which sees a mortal threat in the prospect of Iran getting a nuclear bomb, has lobbied for "crippling" U.N. sanctions against Iran's energy sector. But Washington and other world powers have balked at such measures for now. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose country is widely believed to be the Middle East's only nuclear power, has said the United Nations should be sidestepped if it cannot agree to act. "We are a little worried by the pace of developments in the international arena," Lieberman told reporters. (Additional reporting by Dan Williams in Jerusalem, Chris Buckley in Beijing, David Ljunggren in Ottawa and Denis Dyomkin in Paris; editing by Mohammad Zargham) World China Russia France Germany Comments See All Comments (3) | Post Comment Mar 02, 2010 9:24pm EST The UN is a joke. They will wait to talk about something. Then meet to talk about waiting. Then they will wait a while and then meet to talk about when to stop waiting. Then they will talk about when to talk about when they should wait some more, until they decide to talk again! HeatherGirl Report As Abusive Mar 02, 2010 11:17pm EST The US needs to stop policing the world and telling other countries what to do. We spend trillions we don’t have on wars we can’t win. Meanwhile, our economy is imploding. 98% of Americans are lost as our government’s banana republic style deficit is risking our ability to provide for our families. 25% real unemployment is only going higher and the temp job is the new full time job. I work for http://storyburn.com and the mess that lands on our doorstep is crazy bad. We have the most read home foreclosure story on the web as well as several job hunting stories. stud95 Report As Abusive Mar 03, 2010 2:14am EST Iran’s Ahmanutjob threatens the lives of 7 million Israelis with a holocaust and it’s not on the security council’s agenda? How evil is that? Iran is murdering and persecuting tens of thousands of her own people and the world just ignores it. How evil is that? Then you have people like stud95 who call our defending ourselves “policing the world.” How stupid is that? It’s not the trillions spent on defense it’s the hundreds of trillions spent on other government schemes bankrupting Ameica. kall4less Report As Abusive See All Comments (3) Add a Comment More from Reuters Senate breaks logjam to restore jobless aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Highway money and jobless funds were set to flow again after the Senate ended a standoff on Tuesday that disrupted benefits for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans. China eyes basically steady yuan in 2010: minister S&P says less pessimistic than markets on Greece Perry wins Texas Republican governor primary Nikkei rises 0.3 percent on Toyota; Greece hope helps Asia stocks rise on Greece hopes, euro rebounds » More Top News Home is where the money is Among the Chinese, a gleaming highrise is a symbol of stature and stability. But owning a piece of it is a distant dream. Video When will Beijing loosen its grip? Factbox: Risks to watch in China China Who gets the next seat? 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