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UN’s Ban hopes Iran deal may solve nuke row
But he said the International Atomic Energy Agency, which brokered the basis of the deal last October only to see it unravel when Iran raised a raft of objections, would provide its own professional assessment.
The United States handed the UN Security Council a draft resolution on Tuesday that would expand UN sanctions, hitting Iran’s banking and other industries over Iran’s protracted refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Iran dismissed the draft resolution as lacking legitimacy but US President Barack Obama has insisted Washington would press ahead and that Tehran could not be trusted.
Iran denies Western suspicions that its secretive atomic energy program is aimed at developing nuclear weapons capability and has said it will continue enriching uranium for fuel for electricity generation. The draft resolution was agreed to by all five permanent Security Council members -- which include Britain, France, Russia and China -- after months of negotiation. Ban’s spokesman had said on Monday the nuclear fuel talks shepherded by Turkey and Brazil were “encouraging” but that Tehran must comply with Security Council resolutions.
Praises and warnings for Turkey
On Friday, Ban’s speech was full of praise for Turkey’s diplomatic efforts. “Turkey has earned the right to speak out, forcefully, on issues of global importance. Let your voice be heard, loud and clear,” he said. But he also encouraged it to be more active in solving its own conflicts with Armenia and Greek Cyprus. “Let us build on your new diplomatic relations with Armenia,” he said. “And let us seize the opportunity in Cyprus. Talks resume next week. A convergence of views is taking shape. We should seize this critical moment.”
Ban arrived in İstanbul to attend an international conference focusing on restoring order in Somalia, gripped by anarchy and political turmoil. Ban welcomed Turkey’s hosting of the conference as well as its participation in peacekeeping operations in Lebanon and Afghanistan.
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